The Iron Dome for America

… <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>Sec. 2.  Policy.  To further the goal of peace through strength, it is the policy of the United States that: <br>     (a)  The United States will provide for the common defense of its citizens and the Nation by deploying and maintaining a next-generation missile defense shield; <br>     (b)  The United States will deter &#8212; and defend its citizens and critical infrastructure against &#8212; any foreign aerial attack on the Homeland; and<br>     (c)  The United States will guarantee its secure second-strike capability. <br><a>Sec</a>. 3.  Implementation.  Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Defense shall: <br>     (a)  Submit to the President a reference architecture, capabilities-based requirements, and an implementation plan for the next-generation missile defense shield.  The architecture shall include, at a minimum, plans for: <br>(i)     Defense of the United States against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks from peer, near-peer, and rogue adversaries; <br>(ii)    Acceleration of the deployment of the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor layer;  <br>(iii)   Development and deployment of proliferated space-based interceptors capable of boost-phase intercept;  <br>(iv)    Deployment of underlayer and terminal-phase intercept capabilities postured to defeat a countervalue attack; <br>(v)     Development and deployment of a custody layer of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture;  <br>(vi)    Development and deployment of capabilities to defeat missile attacks prior to launch and in the boost phase; <br>(vii)   Development and deployment of a secure supply chain for all components with next-generation security and resilience features; and<br>(viii)  Development and deployment of non-kinetic capabilities to augment the kinetic defeat of ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks;<br>     (b)  Review relevant authorities and organization of the Department of Defense to develop and deploy capabilities at the necessary speed to implement this directive;<br>     (c)  Jointly with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, submit to the President a plan to fund this directive, allowing sufficient time for consideration by the President before finalization of the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget; and<br>     (d)  In cooperation with United States Strategic Command and United States Northern Command, submit to the President: <br>(i)   An updated assessment of the strategic missile threat to the Homeland; and<br>(ii)  A prioritized set of locations to progressively defend against a countervalue attack by nuclear adversaries. </p> …