Trump Is Right about Creating a U.S. Iron Dome

Missile defense should be one of his highest priorities.

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Former president Donald Trump points to supporters at the conclusion of a campaign rally at the Atkinson Country Club in Atkinson, N.H., January 16, 2023.

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One of Donald Trump’s most consistent, if relatively neglected, policy promises during the campaign was to build an “Iron Dome” for America.

Trump included the proposal in the Republican platform — “A GREAT IRON DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD OVER OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY” — and he talked about the “greatest dome of them all” at rallies.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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