Washington DC, May 20 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) announced new details about his administration's USD 175 billion large-scale missile defence initiative, the "Golden Dome", noting that it would be fully operational in under three years, as reported by The Hill.

According to The Hill, Trump, while speaking from the Oval Office, said that the US had finalised the system's architecture, which will be overseen by Vice Chief of Space Operations General Michael Guetlein.

Trump claimed the defence shield would integrate seamlessly with existing capabilities and be completed before the end of his second term.

"This design for the Golden Dome will integrate with our existing defence capabilities and should be fully ope...