Russia and China already possess thousands of weapons that could hit the U.S. homeland that the "Golden Dome" will ideally intercept once operational.

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A recent assessment by the US Defense Intelligence Agency paints a grim picture for the Americans. The threats from China and Russia is increasing with the former, too, now in a position to hit target all across the US mainland.

The assessment identified "the threats a sophisticated missile defense system for the U.S. would defend against."

Find out about the evolving missile threats detailed in the DIA's “Golden Dome for America: Current and Future Missile Threats to the U.S. Homeland” report.

North Korea is projected to have 50 ground-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, by 2035, an intelligence agency of the U.S. Defense Department said in a report Tuesday.