Russia, North Korea blast Trump's Golden Dome missile defense
The $175-billion project, proposed by Trump, is aimed at blocking threats from China and Russia.
More: Trump pushes $175 billion 'Golden Dome' missile defense plan
North Korea's foreign ministry criticised the missile defense shield project as a "very dangerous threatening initiative," state media said May 27.
Trump on May 20 said he had picked a design for the Golden Dome system and named a leader of the ambitious $175 billion program.
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North Korea slams US 'arrogance'
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," said the Institute for American Studies of North Korea's foreign ministry, according to state KCNA news agency.
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The aim is for Golden Dome to leverage a network of hundreds of satellites circling the globe with sophisticated sensors and interceptors to knock out incoming enemy missiles after they lift off from countries like China, Iran, North Korea or Russia.
China last week said it is "seriously concerned" about the project and called for Washington to abandon its development.
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