Why Canada should oppose Trump’s Golden Dome proposal

A comprehensive ballistic missile defence system is viewed by many defence analysts as potentially destabilizing as it could be perceived as enabling a nuclear first strike by one side.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome goes well beyond NORAD modernization, and would represent a major policy shift in Canada’s defence posture, writes Erika Simpson. White House photograph by Joyce N. Boghosian

Opinion

BY ERIKA SIMPSON

November 19, 2025

The “Golden Dome” is a proposed United States–led strategic ballistic missile defence (BMD) system, described by President Donald Trump as a “missile shield to protect all of North America.” Reports indicate that the Government of Canada is considering participatio...

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