JUST BEFOREDonald Trump became the Republican nominee for president, the party published itsforeign-policy goals: “Prevent world war three, restore peace in Europe and in the Middle East, and build a greatIron Domemissile-defence shield over our entire country”. The last of those promises has become a staple of the Trump campaign. In his speech accepting the nomination, he promised that an American missile shield will ensure “no enemy can strike our homeland”, adding that it would be “built entirely in theUSA”.
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