President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space - pitched as a "Golden Dome for America" missile defence program - is estimated to cost USD 1.2 trillion over a 20-year period, according to a new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a far heftier sum than the initial USD 175 billion price tag he gave last year.
The nonpartisan CBO report, published Tuesday, is described as an analysis that reflects "one illustrative approach rather than an estimate of a specific Administration proposal."
