Overview

• President Trump said the two countries are closely cooperating and intend to work jointly on Golden Dome for both nations.
• Canadian minister Dominic LeBlanc said Ottawa wants to be a constructive partner as the United States refines program details.
• Trump previously announced the system’s architecture, proposed roughly $175 billion in funding, and targeted completion in just under three years with land, sea, and space components.
• Trump has floated Canadian participation terms, suggesting a cost of about $62 billion unless Canada were to join the United States.
• Russia and China issued a joint statement calling the program deeply destabilizing and warning it could drive space weaponization.