The concept behind the missile defence system was that it would provide a way of effectively making nuclear weapons obsolete. Through the application of a defensive system that incorporated both land and space-based missiles, it was believed that any nuclear warhead fired would be destroyed before it was able to re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled an ambitious new missile defence project, called the Golden Dome for America. Inspired partly by Israel’s successful Iron Dome system, this plan aims to protect the United States from evolving missile threats,