Russia, North Korea, and China, all nuclear powers considered U.S. adversaries, have denounced President Trump’s “Golden Dome” space-based defense system as a “dangerous” threat to global stability.
Trump unveiled the $175 billion initiative last week, explaining it would employ satellites and other technologies to detect and intercept missile launches “even if they are launched from other sides of the world.”
The plan, still believed to be in its early stages despite Trump’s ambition to have it operational within three years, has drawn sharp criticism from these nations, who accused Trump of “arrogance.”
North Korea’s foreign ministry, recalling the cordial relationship between its leader and Trump during his first term, likened the plan to an “outer space nuclear war scenario” supporting the administration’s “uni-polar domination” strategy.
Local media reported the ministry as stating Tuesday that the plan is a “typical product of ‘America first’, the height of self-righteousness, arrogance, high-handed and arbitrary practice.”
The White House has not yet responded to ’ Digital’s inquiries regarding the reactions to the plan, which is intended to mirror Israel’s “Iron Dome” defense system.
The North Korean foreign ministry further asserted that the defensive strategy is actually an “attempt to militarize outer space” and “preemptively attain military superiority in an all-round way.”
Similarly, Russian foreign minister Maria Zakharova stated Tuesday that the strategy would destabilize the strategic balance by creating a , according to Reuters.
Moscow’s condemnation of the “Golden Dome” is consistent with a joint statement issued with China earlier this month following a meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.
The two leaders labeled the plan “deeply destabilizing,” arguing that it undermines the “inseparable interrelationship between strategic offensive arms and strategic defensive arms.”
They also that it would transform “outer space into an environment for placing weapons and an arena for armed confrontation.”
Russia’s response has been relatively subdued since Trump’s Oval Office discussion of the Golden Dome, which occurred two days after Trump held with Putin.
But reiterated its opposition to the plan. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said last week following Trump’s announcement, “The project will heighten the risk of turning space into a war zone and creating a space arms race, and shake the international security and arms control system.”
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has refuted claims that the plan could be construed as an “offensive” strategy, telling Digital, “All we care about is protecting the homeland.”
Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.