Overview

• President Trump offered Canada free inclusion in the $175 billion Golden Dome shield if it becomes the 51st US state or a $61 billion fee as an independent partner.
• Prime Minister Mark Carney and UN Ambassador Bob Rae publicly affirmed Canadian sovereignty and likened the offer to a “protection racket.”
• The Pentagon has selected a final Golden Dome design and is seeking an initial $25 billion appropriation, even as a Congressional Budget Office report warns total costs could exceed $800 billion.
• China and North Korea condemned the project as destabilizing; US analysts question whether hypersonic and space-based interceptors can be fielded by the 2029 deadline.
• Elon Musk’s SpaceX stands to win major satellite contracts, prompting Democratic lawmakers to raise ethics and oversight concerns over private influence.