Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John Caine, nominated to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told senators today he believes the burgeoning Golden Dome missile defense architecture has all the characteristics of major defense systems that are managed by the Pentagon as joint programs. Caine told the Senate Armed Services Committee today in written answers to advance policy questions that, if confirmed, he would be fully aligned with President Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order that established the Golden...
