Golden Dome

[cytg111]

So guess you're getting a Golden Shower .. Sorry.

Golden Dome.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/22/politics/pentagon-golden-dome-scramble/index.html

You have to wonder about the naming scheme though.

Israel has the Iron Dome, so you may be excused if you were to ponder that someone wanted to one up Israel on the naming scheme, be it in terms of atomic weight on the periodic table, trading value on nasdaq or your favorite coating on the device you do your number two business on.

As a missile defense system I bet Israel thought that "Iron" would convey a signal of unyielding unbending strength. Like "The Man of Steel" or "Iron Fist" or... the list writes it self.

But someone was woke enough to think "lets go a softer route. A more modular and bendy route with this". Lets go with "Golden".

Wonder who that "someone" could be. Definitely something denser.

 

[eelw]

What are the defensive systems around POTUS? There’s no fly zones constantly maintained around him. There’s portable air defense systems around the WH. Did he force them to set them up around all his properties? Yeah he’s vane enough, he’d love a physical gold structure set up over him. But only around him. As if he cares to have air defense system protecting the entire US

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

"Gold is for the mistress — silver for the maid — Copper for the craftsman cunning at his trade. 'Good!' said the Baron, sitting in his hall, 'But Iron — Cold Iron — is master of them all.'

 

[trenchfoot]

Funny how Trump wants a protective dome over the USA when he and his boss Elon is busy wrecking the nation from below.

 

[sandorski]

What a waste. As Bush once said, " Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof -- the smoking gun -- that could come in the form of a mushroom [Penis]...."

 

[biostud]

Funny how Trump wants a protective dome over the USA when he and his boss Elon is busy wrecking the nation from below.

Hopefully it will help to keep the lid on

 

[K1052]

In keeping with Trump tradition there is no money for this. There also is not any money for the NGAD he just announced.

2nd rate condo salesman stuff as usual.

 

[feralkid]

Trump's brain goes to eleven.


*years old.

 

[Jaskalas]

Funny how Trump wants a protective dome over the USA when he and his boss Elon is busy wrecking the nation from below.

It's all for show to distract from their crimes and their dismantling of America.
OTOH, if focused along our actual borders... then a defense system would be to prepare for the upcoming Wars of the Americas.
Currently there is no need, but when you start with a heavy hand and getting all murdery with the locals, they tend to shoot back. As Russia learns by the day.

 

[ivwshane]

We all know that spending ridiculous gobs of money on defense (remember Reagan’s Star Wars program), is better than good diplomatic strategy./s

 

[Jaskalas]

We all know that spending ridiculous gobs of money on defense (remember Reagan’s Star Wars program), is better than good diplomatic strategy./s

Or supporting local farmers by feeding local kids and poor people.
That was clearly $1billion too far.

Americans do not need food. They need war! /s

 

[nakedfrog]

Or supporting local farmers by feeding local kids and poor people.
That was clearly $1billion too far.

Americans do not need food. They need war! /s

Let them eat war.

 

[pauldun170]

In keeping with Trump tradition there is no money for this. There also is not any money for the NGAD he just announced.

2nd rate condo salesman stuff as usual.

NGAD is an Obama era initiative as well as the Navy's FA/XX program.

As it's a core program wherw by all accounts has been run well enough where they've been able to hide funding and the output here is foundational in nature, money will magically appear.

This program is a decade old and a lot of the hard working has been done. Since the US military's ability to invade other countries and topple foreign governments is more important than American citizens there is no way they are going to kill both programs.

The Uk and Italy are also working on their own 6th gen fighter, France and Germany are working on their own 6th gen fighter.

It's simply that time in the cycle where everyone has to pony up.
Fighters are like the timing belt of pew pew pew industry.
Every x amount of years, you gotta get a new one

 

[K1052]

NGAD is an Obama era initiative as well as the Navy's FA/XX program.

As it's a core program wherw by all accounts has been run well enough where they've been able to hide funding and the output here is foundational in nature, money will magically appear.

This program is a decade old and a lot of the hard working has been done. Since the US military's ability to invade other countries and topple foreign governments is more important than American citizens there is no way they are going to kill both programs.

The Uk and Italy are also working on their own 6th gen fighter, France and Germany are working on their own 6th gen fighter.

It's simply that time in the cycle where everyone has to pony up.
Fighters are like the timing belt of pew pew pew industry.
Every x amount of years, you gotta get a new one

They are going to need appropriations to buy the fleet. Very large appropriations. Meanwhile they are talking about cutting DOD 8% per YEAR.

 

[pauldun170]

They are going to need appropriations to buy the fleet. Very large appropriations. Meanwhile they are talking about cutting DOD 8% per YEAR.

That's not accurate and you have to consider this moronic directive by tweet, authored by idiots administration.

This isn't about cutting. It's about redirection of funds.
Everyone is being asked to identify "non critical" items and flags them to be cut 8%.
Money saved will be redirected to "critical" items.

For example, retirement of old platforms (from equipment to software platforms) that have only been kept around to keep congress alive. Headcounts (shrinkage of administrative workforce) and initiatives that give the appearance of combating the effects of climate change (like making basis more resistance to forecast changes due to the facts of climate change), and efforts that are related to or support humanitarian efforts (unless it involves Israel).

It's not about spending less. Spending will be going up and the goal is to spend more on programs they care about instead of spending it on money they dont

 

[HomerJS]

US military officials are scrambling to develop a “Golden Dome” defense system that can protect the country from long-range missile strikes

Did anyone remind Cara Cara Trump the likely countries to launch long range missiles at us. Hint: it ain't Canada.

 

[K1052]

That's not accurate and you have to consider this moronic directive by tweet, authored by idiots administration.

This isn't about cutting. It's about redirection of funds.
Everyone is being asked to identify "non critical" items and flags them to be cut 8%.
Money saved will be redirected to "critical" items.

For example, retirement of old platforms (from equipment to software platforms) that have only been kept around to keep congress alive. Headcounts (shrinkage of administrative workforce) and initiatives that give the appearance of combating the effects of climate change (like making basis more resistance to forecast changes due to the facts of climate change), and efforts that are related to or support humanitarian efforts (unless it involves Israel).

It's not about spending less. Spending will be going up and the goal is to spend more on programs they care about instead of spending it on money they dont

Well hopefully they cut stilly things like storm proof hangars to put these things in for when a hurricane or two heads for the gulf. I want to see a squadron of F-47s in pieces because they don't believe in woke weather.

 

[pauldun170]

Well hopefully they cut stilly things like storm proof hangars to put these things in for when a hurricane or two heads for the gulf. I want to see a squadron of F-47s in pieces because they don't believe in woke weather.

Pronounced EFFF 47

 

[hal2kilo]

So guess you're getting a Golden Shower .. Sorry.

Golden Dome.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/22/politics/pentagon-golden-dome-scramble/index.html

You have to wonder about the naming scheme though.

Israel has the Iron Dome, so you may be excused if you were to ponder that someone wanted to one up Israel on the naming scheme, be it in terms of atomic weight on the periodic table, trading value on nasdaq or your favorite coating on the device you do your number two business on.

As a missile defense system I bet Israel thought that "Iron" would convey a signal of unyielding unbending strength. Like "The Man of Steel" or "Iron Fist" or... the list writes it self.

But someone was woke enough to think "lets go a softer route. A more modular and bendy route with this". Lets go with "Golden".

Wonder who that "someone" could be. Definitely something denser.

Guess who likes gaudy gold drapes and wall paper.

 

[cytg111]

Well hopefully they cut stilly things like storm proof hangars to put these things in for when a hurricane or two heads for the gulf. I want to see a squadron of F-47s in pieces because they don't believe in woke weather.

That statement about the F-47's and a watered down version cause you dont know how long allies be allies and all that... confused the hell out of me.

The F-35 took like 20 years right?
The F-47 starts now right (or is 2020 fair?).

And the Orange is expressing that he doesnt want to sell a full featured version abroad.
He is going to be like a billion years old when its ready. Isnt it like a total disconnect?

 

[K1052]

That statement about the F-47's and a watered down version cause you dont know how long allies be allies and all that... confused the hell out of me.

The F-35 took like 20 years right?
The F-47 starts now right (or is 2020 fair?).

And the Orange is expressing that he doesnt want to sell a full featured version abroad.
He is going to be like a billion years old when its ready. Isnt it like a total disconnect?

Just given uh everything over at BDS I don’t expect delivery of a clean sheet fighter in what I would call a timely manner. Even if the prototypes have many of the kinks worked out. He probably won’t live to see it.

 

[Roger Wilco]

That statement about the F-47's and a watered down version cause you dont know how long allies be allies and all that... confused the hell out of me.

The F-35 took like 20 years right?
The F-47 starts now right (or is 2020 fair?).

And the Orange is expressing that he doesnt want to sell a full featured version abroad.
He is going to be like a billion years old when its ready. Isnt it like a total disconnect?

Trump’s brain doesn’t appear to be connected to anything.

 

[MrSquished]

Golden dome. The nickname Russian prostitutes gave to the mushroom cock head of Donald Trump when they peed on it.