Trump heeds wisdom of Reagan’s cold-war proposal, ‘Golden Dome’ could save us all

Historian William Forstchen believes that President Donald Trump’s “golden dome” could be America’s best defense against a potential electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack.

In a discussion with Fox News Digital, Forstchen explained how the Cold War-era proposal could bring safety and peace of mind to the United States amid rising global tensions.

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“The Israeli system has been very effective in protecting Israel against the aggression of Iran and others. It’s called the Iron Dome, but that’s a tactical defense system, meaning it shoots down missiles only a couple of miles up,” he said.  “But if the U.S. had a Golden Dome, it would be a strategic defense system. It would take out systems, ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) that are launched at the United States and destroy them in space before they get to the United States.”

While Americans may not face daily fears over EMP attacks, it has long been recognized as a possibility for decades.

“It’s a no-brainer to me. We need a strategic defense system. It was proposed in the ’80s, but the technology wasn’t quite there that technology is now,” Forstchen said. “It can be built. We have to defend the United States against an EMP attack, which could destroy us in a matter of minutes.”

Trump signed an executive order in January ordering Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to draw up plans for what would effectively be an “Iron Dome for America” to protect the United States from foreign enemy missile attacks, making good on a campaign promise to make domestic defense a high priority in his second administration.

“By next term we will build a great Iron Dome over our country,” the president said during a June event in Florida. “We deserve a dome…it’s a missile defense shield, and it’ll all be made in America.”

“It’ll take some time from the president until we have a defense system in place.”

Forstchen believes that it’s of the utmost importance to create this system.

“We have to act quickly. We have to act this year. Don’t delay this two or three years down the road,” he said.

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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to BizPac Review.

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