Missile-Proof America? Decoding Trump’s $175B “Golden Dome” Plan:
In outlining Donald Trump’s extraordinary plan for a Golden Dome missile defense shield, Reuters report that:
“The aim is for Golden Dome to leverage a network of hundreds of satellites circling the globe with sophisticated sensors and interceptors to knock out incoming enemy missiles after they lift off from countries like China, Iran, North Korea or Russia.
A network to knock out intercontinental ballistic missiles during the ‘boost phase’ just after lift-off – Once the missile has been detected, Golden Dome will either shoot it down before it enters space with an interceptor or a laser, or further along its path of travel in space with an existing missile defense system that uses land-based interceptors stationed in California and Alaska.
Beneath the space intercept layer, the system will have another defensive layer based in or around the U.S.”
Reuters names several companies that will build this system, with Elon Musk’s Space X as a frontrunner, but does not give details on the costs – estimates go from $175 billion upwards.
There is much scepticism about this plan.
I particularly enjoyed Rex Huppke‘s sarcastic offering: “I wrote a speech for Trump’s Golden Dome defense. Get ready to feel something.”
Huppke extols Trump’s popularity, and his promise that the system will be up and running in less than 4 years.
Huppke then studies “Golden” and “Dome’. He advises as much gold as possible to be used in the new structures, in keeping with Trump’s previous buildings. But suggests that the dome should be an unusually shaped dome – a flat-rectangular – shaped dome to fit in with the shape of America.
It’s all easy to fund, by simply cutting services to ungrateful impoverished Americans:
“… because large is good, we love large – cuts to Medicaid and Medicare while also adding trillions to the debt – they’ll know their hunger is worth it for our protection. As everyone knows, everything I’ve ever built is perfect and infallible.”
Huppke does sum it up beautifully. Other commentators have questioned at length – the extreme cost, the impracticality, the weapons proliferation risks of the Golden Dome project. Based on Israel’s “Iron Dome” this project has to cover an area 490 times the size of Israel.
So – it’s a dodgy dome that is attracting a lot of questions and criticism.
Now for that other dodgy dome that has attracted even more questions, and over many years. Yes, it’s Donald Trump’s own ever-evolving personal dome at the top of his head.
The hair has always been important to Trump. Like the spray-on tan, it goes to portray his image – young, virile, strong, can conquer anything. Seth Rogan reported recently, comparing Donald Trump to Samson: “He felt as though his power rested in his hair.”
Trump’s Volatile Hair Transformation Is A Must See:
Trump’s hair has been a source of wonder for many years. He’s been reported as having taken hair regrowth drug Propecia (finasteride) and had flap procedures. In flap procedures small areas of bald scalp are removed and patches of hair-covered skin are used to replace the bald areas, requiring careful combing over of bald patches. Trump’s scalp reductions were even mentioned by Ivana Trump in their 1990 divorce. A scalp reduction involves removing areas of bald patches and stretching hair-covered skin over them.
Dr. Gary Linkov, a plastic surgeon and hair loss expert, told the Daily Mail in August that he guesses Trump has had five hair transplants thus far in his lifetime.
I think, in its latest iteration, Trump’s hair is a metaphor for his dome idea, and whatever else is going on in his head. Past versions have appeared with his hair thick, combed over in various ways, dyed in various shades of brown and gold. Now it’s described as ghostly white, a fluffy white cloud – with a lot of scalp peeking out.
The hair is looking thin, wispy, without real substance. It’s doubtful if he can keep up that strong confident appearance, as the head of the world that he’s supposed to be.
This White Dome sits atop the strange brain that has just conjured up the Golden Dome – neither of them are really to be trusted.
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I can picture Elmo and other defence contractors (making sure The Donald gets his kickbacks along the way of course) running the bill up and milking this crap to a trillion dollars plus. At first I thought they were going to get The Trunpster keep growing his “beautiful” hair until it can cover all the US. What incoming missiles are going to be game enough to ruin his golden locks.
And all an enemy has to do is launch a seemingly perfectly normal communications satellite and have it emit a suitable HEMP when in the right location and we’re back to square one – except LoneSkum and his ilk, who will have milked the USAnian purse for billions.