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Trump unveils 'Golden Dome' missile defense plan that could cost billions

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President Donald Trump unveiled at the White House Tuesday afternoon his plans to build a massive missile shield system to protect the United States against threats from North Korea and elsewhere.

The project echoes President Ronald Reagan's failed "Star Wars" program, and experts say it could cost anywhere from tens of billions to hundreds of billions of dollars, depending upon how it's set up.

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