Pentagon Rushes Nuclear Tests, Media Yawns at Escalation
According to The Hill, the Pentagon is excitedly accelerating nuclear weapons testing to address a 'capability gap' with adversaries. Notably absent from their analysis? Any robust discussion of what exactly constitutes a 'capability gap' when both sides can effectively end civilization, or the rather inconvenient history of nuclear proliferation. It's almost as if the inherent dangers of a
renewed arms race are secondary to the narrative of needing more, always more, weapons. One might wonder if the 'urgency' expressed by figures like Mike Turner (R-OH), who took over $150,000 from defense contractors in 2022 alone (OpenSecrets.org), suddenly coincides with new contracts for the very companies he’s campaigning to fund. (No, not coincidence , just good timing for the
military-industrial complex.) The media cheerily reports on these 'developments' without questioning the cycle of fear-mongering that justifies endless weapons manufacturing. How many nuclear tests do we need before someone in power remembers Mutually Assured Destruction?