The GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025

• •The bill establishes the 'Ground and Orbital Launched Defeat of Emergent Nuclear Destruction and Other Missile Engagements Act' (GOLDEN DOME Act).
• •It mandates the deployment and maintenance of a next-generation missile defense shield to protect the U.S. homeland and critical infrastructure.
• •The policy requires the integration of sensors and interceptors across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace.
• •It prioritizes the development of space-based sensors and interceptors to leverage commercial technological advances.
• •The bill calls for a secure, redundant communications architecture to link all command nodes and sensors.
• •It emphasizes the need for a 'second-strike capability' as a core component of national deterrence.
• •The bill identifies China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran as primary strategic threats requiring advanced defense capabilities.
• •It requires the use of an 'open-architecture' approach to allow for continuous technological updates (spiral development).
• •The bill mandates that the defense system must provide total domain awareness from the seafloor to outer space.
• •It requires the prioritization of critical assets to inform the commanders of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

This bill sets the official federal policy to prioritize the development of a comprehensive missile defense system, which will influence future Department of Defense budget allocations and military procurement priorities for homeland security.

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