US President Donald Trump caused confusion at the World Economic Forum in Davos by admonishing Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu to 'Stop taking credit for the Dome,' claiming it as 'our technology, our stuff.' The statement blurred the lines between two distinct missile defense projects: Israel's Iron Dome and the US-led Golden Dome. Iron Dome is a land-based system developed and funded by Israel, operational since 2011 and designed to intercept short-range rockets. Golden Dome, on the other hand, is a US initiative aiming to protect against intercontinental ballistic missiles, with no Israeli involvement at present.

Trump's lack of specificity led some observers to mistakenly link his comments to Iron Dome, despite its Israeli origins and intellectual property. While the US later provided financial support for Iron Dome's manufacturing, the system remains fundamentally an Israeli achievement. Golden Dome is a separate, space-based program still in development and solely under US control, though future cooperation with allies is possible. The incident highlights the importance of clarity when discussing international defense technologies and their origins.