WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to develop plans for a high-tech missile defense shield for the United States.

He dubbed the effort "Iron Dome for America" -- a reference to a highly successful system employed by Israel -- but the threats to the US homeland that Trump wants to counter differ from those faced by Washington's close ally.

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