PNN – Although Trump’s executive order on the construction of the “Iron Dome for America” can be seen as a continuation of President Ronald Reagan’s approach to the “Star Wars” project, some analysts in the West believe that Washington’s actions to “increase its security” have always made the world more insecure.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, on January 27, 2025, the White House issued a new executive order entitled “Iron Dome for America”. Since the publication of this decree, many discussions and attentions have been directed to it. Most of these discussions focused on old structures, and others suggested that a solution based entirely on the space domain should be adopted, although this would be a costly, time-consuming, and probably insufficient solution.
The Straits Times wrote in this context: President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States will pursue the creation of a national missile defense system like the Iron Dome was a surprise; In addition, this plan has even preceded the initiative of former president “Ronald Reagan” under the title “Star Wars” a few decades ago.
Like Reagan’s never-realized plan for a system to “intercept and destroy strategic ballistic missiles before they reach our soil or those of our allies,” Mr. Trump’s vision for an “Iron Dome for America” is both sweeping and challenging, the report added.
The “Guardian” newspaper also had a title in this context: Trump’s announcement to build an “Iron Dome for America” is an action that risks creating a destabilizing global arms race. Mr. Trump’s proposal takes its name from Israel’s air defense system, but for the United States it is couched in more ambitious terms as “a space-based interception system designed to counter nuclear, hypersonic and cruise missile threats.”
This British newspaper stated: Washington’s moves to “increase security” have always made the world insecure and more insecure. In one example, a historic chance to eliminate nuclear weapons was lost in 1986 because of Ronald Reagan’s insistence on America’s unproven Star Wars missile defense system.
According to the report, Trump’s executive order also represents a shift in U.S. policy, which has refocused missile defense on Russia and China instead of focusing on specific countries.
In addition, to deal with emerging challenges and current threats, some new systems and capabilities must be designed and integrated so that they can identify multiple threats and provide the necessary awareness of different areas. Then, these threats must be neutralized simultaneously in different areas.
National Interest emphasizes: the backbone of American national security is the stability provided through its strategic nuclear force. The most important mission to ensure this stability is to warn of threats and evaluate attacks. …Threat detection alone is not enough to deter enemies, and the United States must also have the ability to track and destroy incoming threats in all domains.