U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a meeting with congressional leadership in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on November 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images© Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images
- Trump recently said the US should build a nationwide missile defense shield like Israel’s Iron Dome.
- He said the US must be able to defend itself from the potential threat of hypersonic missiles.
- A missile defense expert said the plan is a long shot.
Former President Donald Trump said in a recent video message that he would build an “impenetrable” missile defense shield like Israel’s famed Iron Dome to protect the entire US from nuclear weapons and hypersonic missiles should he win the 2024 presidential election.