China said it is “gravely concerned” about President Donald Trump‘s ambitious Golden Dome project, and warned that it could upset the global strategic balance. On Tuesday, Trump announced the Golden Dome project — a concept initially pitched during his campaign that reflects Israel’s Iron Dome but is now more analogous to former President Ronald Reagan’s

Orbiting in space, American satellites detect the bright flames. While the missile is still in its “boost” phase, one of a network of space-based interceptors fires down a laser, or alternative munition, to blow up the threat. America sleeps soundly, protected by its Golden Dome.