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“Please note the Department of Defense has renamed this program from ‘Iron Dome for America’ to ‘Golden Dome for America,”

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters Monday that given the executive [Iron Dome for America] order’s emphasis on space systems, it’s natural the service would play a key role in its development, adding that the service has established an integrated planning team, or IPT, to explore options in response to the order.

As for the nuclear deterrent, it has never been truly independent. That’s why generations of British politicians have insisted on always referring to it as such.
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The prime minister may have a notional right to “press the button”. But only the Americans can keep the system operational.
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Trident has been a symbol of the “specialness” of the relationship. But it sits on the foundation pillar of a Nato alliance that it is cracking. Someone needs to ask the awkward question. And in formulating an answer they should start with geography. European and British security are indivisible. They always have been.

The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $383 million cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to the existing Lockheed Martin contract for development of the next generation of the Trident II Strategic Weapons System (SWS) D5 missile to continue the nation's sea-based strategic deterrence.

Under this contract modification, Lockheed Martin will design the upgraded missile, called the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 (D5LE2). The integrated, modernized missile will be carried aboard COLUMBIA-class ballistic missile submarines to ensure the strategic weapon system remains credible through 2084.

"The second life extension of the Trident D5 missile will enable the United States and United Kingdom, through the Polaris Sales Agreement, to maintain credibility deterring evolving threats," said Jerry Mamrol, vice president of Fleet Ballistic Missiles at Lockheed Martin. "We are proud to continue our critical partnership with the U.S. Navy to take deterrence into this new era."

Ever since humankind first launched objects into space, counterspace capabilities (also known as “space weapons”) were developed to disrupt or destroy them. Now that space is increasingly being used for both civilian and military applications, space technologies have evolved to meet these needs, but regulations to protect space have lagged behind. This paper looks at how the international community is addressing the threats posed by these technologies through multilateral efforts and regulatory mechanisms to enhance space security.