Welcome to the world in 10 in an increasingly uncertain world.
This is the Times daily podcast dedicated to global security today with me, Alex Dibble and Tom Noonan.
Donald Trump has shown in his first two weeks back in the White House
that he's still got a taste for eye catching policies.
And his plans to strengthen America's military are no different.
One of his executive orders that he signed is to create an Iron Dome defense system for the US Military.
The Iron Dome is the nickname given to the anti missile system used in Israel.
You might have seen those striking photos of it lighting up the night sky with those bending,
glowing threads as it shoots down missiles over Israeli cities.
It has been very effective at protecting civilian areas since it was introduced in 2011.
And now Donald Trump wants his own version.
But is it actually possible to create
that sort of system to cover the whole of the US From Boston and New York all the way to la?
Our guest today is Massau Dhalgren,
a missile defense specialist at the think tank for the center for Strategic and International Studies.
Just to begin with, Massau, can you just describe to us what the US can do at the moment,
what sort of systems are already in place, in other words?
So thanks for having me.
The current US missile defense posture is overwhelmingly targeted at limited threats,
ballistic missiles from North Korea and Iran.