# Expert: Russia, China working out contingencies for possible US ‘Golden Dome’ deployment

https://mins.news/en/item/64185

- TASS, 2026-09-18 12:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189651

> Russia and China have been preparing possible responses to a US deployment of the Golden Dome missile defense system, Russian Academy of Sciences researcher Dmitry Stefanovich told TASS. He said the system’s final configuration and effectiveness remain unclear, but both militaries must account for a possible US technological breakthrough.