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The Golden Dome: We Have the Tools to Build It Right Now

The Golden Dome: We Have the Tools to Build It Right Now
A U.S. soldier rehearses reloading a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 6, 2019. Army photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez
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Recently during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union, he declared: “As commander in chief, my focus is on building the most powerful military of the future. As a first step, I’m asking Congress to fund a state-of-the-art Golden Dome missile defense shield to protect our homeland, all made in the USA.”

Tory Bruno
Tory Bruno
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Tory Bruno is the CEO of United Launch Alliance. Over the past 40 years, Bruno has developed and yielded dozens of critical defense and space launch systems that form the backbone of America’s national security and her efforts in space exploration.