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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 11:42 IST
US President Donald Trump announced his plans for a $175 billion missile defence system. North Korea said it amounted to a nuclear war scenario in space.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. (Reuters/File)
North Korea has criticised the US Golden Dome missile defence project, calling it a “very dangerous threatening initiative" that risks a potential nuclear war in space.
Last week, US President Donald Trump announced his plans for a $175 billion missile defence system – ‘Golden Dome’ – which will be the first United States weapon in space. The cutting-edge weapon is expected to be operational by the end of his term at the White House, he said.
“Once fully constructed, the Golden Dome will be capable of intercepting missiles even if they are launched from other sides of the world, and even if they are launched from space," he added, calling the project very important for the “success and even survival of the US."
What Did North Korea Say?
North Korea’s foreign ministry said the ambitious American project was aimed at threatening the strategic security of nuclear weapons states. said the Golden Dome plan “is a typical product of ‘America first’, the height of self-righteousness, arrogance, high-handed and arbitrary practice, and is an outer space nuclear war scenario."
“The US plan for building a new missile defense system is the root cause of sparking off global nuclear and space arms race by stimulating the security concerns of nuclear weapons states and turning… outer space into a potential nuclear war field," said the ministry, as quoted by the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
Meanwhile, China has also expressed strong concerns about Washington’s Golden Dome plan, accusing the United States of undermining global stability. China is catching up to the US in ballistic and hypersonic missile technology, according to the Pentagon.
North Korea has repeatedly declared itself an “irreversible" nuclear weapons state and routinely denounces joint US-South Korea drills as rehearsals for invasion.
What Is The Golden Dome?
The Golden Dome announced by the US will be a missile defence system that will be based on both on the ground and in space. It will be designed to detect, track and taken down missiles at different stages of their flight, which also includes destroying them before they launch or while they are still in the air.
The plan’s Golden Dome name stems from Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system, which has intercepted thousands of short-range rockets and other projectiles since it went into operation in 2011.
According to the estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, the system will cost more than $500 billion, however, Trump has said that the project may cost around $175 billion. For now, he has announced $25 billion in initial funding.
(with inputs from agencies)
Location :Pyongyang, North Korea
First Published:News world North Korea Slams US 'Golden Dome' Defence Project, Says It Risks Nuclear War In Space
