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President Trump establishes an "Iron Dome" for America

We used to have a pretty solid Air Defense network - that went away decades ago.

Feb 08, 2025
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At one time, the American skies were pretty well defended with radars, Nike Missile Batteries, BOMARC, Hawk, F-101s, F-102s, F-106s, etc.

That disappeared in the 1970s and we’ve assumed away the threat since then.

We do have a few anti-missile missiles in Alaska and California - but it is not many, less than 100. That will be easily overwhelmed with a m…

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