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The Herald Scotland
28-05-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
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. More: Elon Musk's SpaceX leads bid for Trump's Golden Dome missile defense system 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. More: Nuclear weapons woes: Understaffed nuke agency hit by DOGE and safety worries 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.
USA Today
27-05-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
'Outer space nuclear war': Russia, North Korea blast Trump's Golden Dome missile defense
Dmitry Antonov and Ju-min Park Reuters The Russian foreign ministry said the plan undermines strategic stability among the nuclear powers. North Korea called Golden Dome a "very dangerous threatening initiative." China said it was "seriously concerned." MOSCOW − The U.S. Golden Dome missile defense project undermines the foundations of strategic stability as it involves the creation of a global missile defence system, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. The May 27 Russian comments come after recent statements from North Korea and China opposing President Donald Trump's proposed missile shield. The $175-billion project, proposed by Trump, is aimed at blocking threats from China and Russia. 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. 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. 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.
Daily Maverick
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Maverick
North Korea says US space shield is ‘nuclear war scenario'
U.S. President Donald Trump on May 20 said he had picked a design for the Golden Dome missile defense system and named a leader of the ambitious $175 billion program. 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. 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.
TimesLIVE
27-05-2025
- Politics
- TimesLIVE
North Korea says US space shield is ‘nuclear war scenario'
North Korea's foreign ministry has criticised the US Golden Dome missile defence shield project as a 'very dangerous threatening initiative', state media said on Tuesday. US President Donald Trump on May 20 said he had picked a design for the Golden Dome missile defence system and named a leader of the ambitious $175bn (R3.1bn) programme. 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. 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 such as 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.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
North Korea says US Golden Dome missile shield is 'nuclear war scenario'
North Korea 's foreign ministry has criticised the U.S. Golden Dome missile defense shield project as a "very dangerous threatening initiative", state media said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump on May 20 said he had picked a design for the Golden Dome missile defense system and named a leader of the ambitious $175 billion program. 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. 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. Live Events
