JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump discussed cooperation with Japan in the development of technology for the Golden Dome missile defense shield in a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
As reported by Reuters on Tuesday, June 3, Nikkei reported that the two countries are expected to cooperate in the system to intercept incoming threats.
Tokyo's participation could be a bargaining chip to win concessions in ongoing tariff negotiations with Washington, the newspaper said, without citing the source.
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Trump this month said he had selected designs for the planned $175 billion defense shield.
Trump appointed US Space Force General Michael Gutlein to lead the project he wants to complete by the end of his term of office in 2029.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the Golden Dome could cost $831 billion over two decades.
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