Experts Warn Trump’s 250-Foot Armed DC Arch Would Become Terrorist Target
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Updated · POLITICO · Nov 11
Experts Warn Trump’s 250-Foot Armed DC Arch Would Become Terrorist Target
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Nov 11
Summary
A retired U.S. Army brigadier general told a federal judge Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s proposed armed Washington arch would likely become a high-value terrorist target rather than protect the capital.
Steven Anderson compared the risk to attacks on the scale of the 1983 Beirut bombing of U.S. troops and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, directly challenging the project’s security rationale.
The plan envisions a 250-foot triumphal arch in a traffic circle near the National Mall, equipped with drones and a weapons arsenal.
Pete Hegseth has defended the monument in court as a “generational national defense opportunity,” setting up a sharp clash between the Pentagon’s case and outside security experts.