Canada should resist Trump’s ‘Iron Dome’ fantasy

Aligning with space-based missile defence would contradict Canada’s commitment to responsible behaviour in space while triggering an arms race on Earth and in space.

Defence Minister Bill Blair, left, has signalled a willingness to join a strategic missile defence idea put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY JESSICA WEST

February 17, 2025

Ballistic missile defence has long been a tantalizing dream—promising security through advanced technology that could intercept threats before they hit. But history has repeatedly shown that these promises amount to an illusion. Days after United States President Donald Tr...

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