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Commitment · Military

Build a nationwide missile-defense shield

In progressAssessment: 2025-07-16Catalogue review: 2026-10-17

The commitment and its scope

Build a nationwide missile-defense shield

Summary in our words, not a verbatim quotation. The linked statement provides the full wording.

When stated
2023–2024 campaign
Deadline or condition
No fixed deadline established in this record
Who can deliver
President and responsible agencies; legislation or outside cooperation may also be required

What the evidence establishes

Congress funded initial Golden Dome work. An appropriation and design announcement did not establish an operational nationwide defense system.

PolitiFact's published rating: In the Works. The navigation label is In progress.

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Sources and history

  1. PolitiFact: dated assessment and evidence
  2. PolitiFact: promise wording and status history
  3. Statement source linked by the publisher

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