Trump: 'Golden Dome' missile defense shield with be online by end of term

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the administration had settled upon a design for the "Golden Dome" missile defense shield it hopes to build and that it would be operational by the end of his term.

The "Golden Dome" was inspired by the Israeli "Iron Dome" defense shield. 

"This design for the golden dome will integrate with our existing defense capabilities and should be fully operational before the end of my term," Trump declared.

"We will truly be completing the job that President Reagan started 40 years ago, forever, ending the missile threat to the American homeland," he added. "And the success rate is very close to 100% which is incredible, when you think of it, you're shooting bullets out of the air."

"I'm also pleased to report that the one big, beautiful bill will include $25 billion for the golden dome to help construction get underway. That's the initial sort of a down positive, and we have probably, you're talking about general we're talking about $175 billion total cost of this when it's completed," he added.

He further indicated that the Canadians were interested in working with the U.S. to include their territory in the defense grid.