Trump says the Golden Dome will be “the best system ever built” and promises it will end the missile threat “forever.” But behind the patriotic branding lies a different reality: a privatized, trillion-dollar funnel for defense contractors.
SpaceX wants to rent us national security. Palantir and Anduril are repackaging surveillance tools they tested abroad—from Gaza to Latin America—for use over U.S. skies. Over 360 companies are lining up for contracts, and public oversight is nowhere in sight.
This isn’t Reagan’s dream fulfilled—it’s a subscription empire overhead, and a warning about where privatized power goes next.
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