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Why Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Won’t Shield the U.S. from Nuclear Strikes


The White House’s $175-billion plan to protect the U.S. from nuclear annihilation will probably cost much more—and deliver far less—than has been claimed, says nuclear arms expert Jeffrey Lewis

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