MSNBC Discovers Nuclear Arms Race, Forgets Who Started It
MSNBC's 'World' section is clutching its pearls over the prospect of Donald Trump bringing back nuclear testing, warning it could spark a dangerous arms race. It's a gripping narrative, completely devoid of the historical receipts. The US has maintained a 'stockpile stewardship' program since 1992, allowing for testing upgrades without full-scale detonations, while also being the only nation to
have actually used nuclear weapons. Furthermore, the US has famously withdrawn from key arms control treaties, including the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002 under George W. Bush, and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 2019 under Trump. These withdrawals, not future 'Trumpsian' hypotheticals, actively destabilized global disarmament efforts. So, MSNBC worries about a future arms
race, while ignoring past ones driven by Washington's own actions. It appears 'dangerous' only becomes 'dangerous' when a Republican (or now, a very specific Republican) is at the helm, not when 'America First' policy sets global precedent for decades. One might wonder, how many times can the alarm be rung about a problem that US foreign policy has been actively contributing to for generations?