Trump: “The Golden Dome” will protect Canada with $ 61 billion or become an American state
US President Donald Trump said that Canada will need to pay 61 billion dollars to join the “golden dome” system, which he suggested to strengthen missile defense through space -dependent protests.
Trump did not miss the opportunity to join Ottawa, saying that he would be ready to protect Canada for free if she decides to join the United States, in the latest hint that the northern neighbor will benefit more if it becomes part of America.
The American President wrote in a publication on social media on Tuesday, “Canada, which strongly wants to be part of our wonderful system of the golden dome, said that the cost will be 61 billion dollars if it remains a separate but unequal country, but the cost will be zero if our beloved Canada is 51, they are studying the offer!”
A shield to protect America
Last week, Trump revealed his ambitious plan to build a shield that protects his country from threats that include ballistic missiles, hyperactivity and advanced Cruise missiles, indicating that the system will be ready to work entirely before the end of its mandate, but that the technology based on objections in space is still not proven yet, especially to address ballistic missiles.
Trump said that the project will cost a total of $ 175 billion, while Congress seeks to obtain $ 25 billion to start working on it. However, the budget office has the amount that America may have to spend up to 542 billion dollars in 20 years to develop and publish the entire space objection devices.
For his part, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed last week that Canada is considering joining the American project, but he refrained from setting a possible cost, indicating that the talks are still in their early stages.
Trade war
Despite the strong relations that brought the two countries together for decades, these ties were subjected to repeated tests during the Trump era, which launched a commercial war on Canada, and did not hesitate in his public call to become the running country of the fifty -first American state.
Canada and the United States since the 1950s have been linked to a joint air defense system known as the North American Air Defense Command, North. In 2022, Canada announced a long -term plan worth $ 28 billion to contribute to the modernization of the “Nourad” system.
