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title: "North Korea says US space shield is 'nuclear war scenario'"
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# North Korea says US space shield is 'nuclear war scenario'

> SEOUL, May 27 (Reuters) - North Korea's foreign ministry has criticised the U.S. Golden Dome missile defense shield project as a "very dangerous threatening initiative", state media said on Tuesday.

By Reuters · Published 27 May 2025, 06:41 SAST · Updated 27 May 2025, 06:41 SAST

## Key points
- In a move that screams "America first" louder than a Fourth of July fireworks display, Trump has unveiled his Golden Dome missile defense system, prompting North Korea to label it a cosmic cocktail of arrogance and nuclear paranoia, while China nervously watches from the sidelines, popcorn in hand.
- Donald Trump announces the design and leadership for the $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense system.
- North Korea's Institute for American Studies condemns the plan as emblematic of U.S. arrogance and a nuclear threat.
- Golden Dome aims to utilize a global satellite network to intercept missiles from adversarial nations.
- China expresses serious concerns, urging the U.S. to halt the development of the missile defense initiative.

## Content

U.S. President [Donald Trump](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump/) on May 20 said he had picked a design for the Golden Dome missile defense system and named a leader of the ambitious $175 billion program.

The Golden Dome plan "is a typical product of 'America first', the height of self-righteousness, arrogance, high-handed and arbitrary practice, and is an outer space nuclear war scenario," said the Institute for American Studies of North Korea's foreign ministry, according to state KCNA news agency.

The [aim](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL1N3RT0SR&linkedFromStory=true) is for Golden Dome to leverage a network of hundreds of satellites circling the globe with sophisticated sensors and interceptors to knock out incoming enemy missiles after they lift off from countries like China, Iran, North Korea or Russia.

China last week said it is "[seriously concerned](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AP8N3M806K&linkedFromStory=true)" about the project and called for Washington to abandon its development.

(Reporting by Ju-min Park; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)