The United States is not immune to attacks similar to those against Russian military airfields, writes The Wall Street Journal.
The country needs a multi-layered missile defense system based on the use of both existing systems, such as Patriot, and new technologies, such as laser installations used by Israel, the article says.
US President Donald Trump has won recognition for making missile defense a priority. “President Trump's planned creation of the “Golden Dome“ missile defense system is not a waste of time, as it is presented in the press. The United States faces many threats in addition to ballistic missiles: from unmanned aerial vehicles and reconnaissance probes to cruise missiles launched from submarines,“ the newspaper notes.
The American habit of viewing war as a process far from the borders of the United States does not correspond to modern realities, and political leaders must inform citizens about the existence of such vulnerabilities, the publication also writes.
On June 3, White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt said that US President Donald Trump would soon sign a number of executive orders that should prevent strikes similar to the attack on Russian airfields.
On May 20, the American leader said that the United States had made a decision on the structure of its missile defense system “Golden Dome“. He noted that the creation of the system will take a little less than three years. The Washington administration proposes to allocate about $ 175 billion for it.