Summary - The order requires the deploying and maintaining of a next-generation missile defense shield. Also requires the Secretary of Defense ...

A top Russian official warned an advanced U.S. missile defense shield move could lead to military "confrontation" in space.

Creating an Iron Dome for America would not just be a poor decision — it would be a monumental failure in defense policy.

The first Trump administration floated a space weapon concept in March 2018: a neutral particle beam in space. But it ...

There are significant challenges to overcome if we are to deploy something similar to Israel’s acclaimed air defense network ...

On January 28, Trump signed an executive order to develop a next-generation missile defense shield in the United States. He called it The Iron Dome for America, similar to Israel's missile defense ...

Russia on Friday condemned an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump to build a new missile defence shield, accusing ...

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for an "Iron Dome for America", borrowing the name of Israel's vaunted missile defence system. "We need to immediately begin the ...

The Russian Foreign Ministry's special ambassador said Moscow may decide to favor the "quantitative and qualitative increase" of nuclear arms.

These four top U.S. defense companies likely will be involved in constructing and implementing the Iron Dome missile defense ...

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.