May 21, Kathmandu-U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a bold new missile defense initiative known as the Golden Dome, a futuristic system designed to protect the United States from a wide range of advanced missile threats. Announced on May 20, 2025, the Golden Dome is being likened to Israel’s Iron Dome but with significantly broader scope and ambition. Unlike traditional land- or sea-based systems, the Golden Dome features a space-based architecture, deploying satellites and interceptors in orbit to detect and neutralize threats such as drones, cruise missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and even hypersonic weapons. The goal is to intercept these threats during their early launch phase, particularly from adversarial nations like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, thereby increasing the likelihood of successful neutralization. Inspired by the success of Israel’s Iron Dome—a short-range missile defense system that protects cities from rockets and artillery—the Golden Dome represents a strategic shift toward early, space-enabled missile interception with global defense implications.