Dome May 2026

: The system is designed to be a "system of systems," incorporating ground-based interceptors, ship-borne defenses, and space-based interceptors [18, 19].

: These can form as "laccoliths," where hardened magma creates a triangle or dome shape between sedimentary rock layers [10]. : The system is designed to be a

Initiated in January 2025 by the second Trump administration, the Golden Dome for America (originally called the "Iron Dome for America") is an integrated air and missile defense system [6]. " incorporating ground-based interceptors