Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the gutting of a Pentagon office shortly after it disclosed that it would be overseeing the testing of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system and the programs associated with the massive,

President Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative, announced May 20th, aims to create a comprehensive shield against ballistic, hypersonic, and advanced cruise missiles, including capabilities to defeat threats pre-launch and through space-based interceptors.