Trump Pledges ‘Peace Through Strength’ Unveiling His 2024 Hypersonic Defense Plan

Trump Pledges ‘Peace Through Strength’ Unveiling His 2024 Hypersonic Defense Plan
Former President Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 08, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Former President Donald Trump unveiled a new military policy as part of his 2024 presidential campaign this week, proposing to develop “a state-of-the-art, next-generation missile defense shield” to protect the United States from hypersonic missiles.

The former president pledged to build the shield as part of a “peace through strength” plan in a video posted on Twitter on Jan. 27.