US Space-Based Missile Defense Could Cost $542 Billion, CBO Says
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The US may need to spend up to $542 billion over 20 years to develop and launch a network of space-based interceptors, the Congressional Budget Office said, putting a rough cost estimate on an unproven part of President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” defense system.
The network for space-based interceptors could cost $161 billion at the low end, the office said in an assessment prepared for a subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The price tag will depend on launch costs and the number of weapons put into orbit, it said.