The Trump administration's plan for a "Golden Dome" national missile defense system could cost more than $1 trillion to develop and operate over the next two decades, according to an estimate by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).The CBO on Tuesday published a report which estimated that developing, deploying and operating a Golden Dome missile defense in line with what President Donald Trump outlined in his executive order would cost about $1.2 trillion over 20 years. Per the order, the Golden Dome would be designed to defend against ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles, a...
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