Trump Suggests Nuclear Testing, Media Forgets Cold War.
President Trump's alleged suggestion to resume nuclear weapons testing, framed by AP as an alarming 'first time in three decades,' glosses over conveniently selective memory. While the US halted *detonations* in 1992, it never ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) it signed, unlike nearly every other nuclear power except North Korea. This isn't a sudden policy 'shift'; it's a
potential return to aggressive posture from a nation that never truly committed to global disarmament. One might wonder if the 'nuclear umbrella' the US offers allies conveniently distracts from its own past—and potentially future—provocations. The US spent decades developing and deploying these weapons, using them twice on civilian populations, then expects others to disarm while it maintains an
unratified 'ban.' How many times will Cold War-era brinkmanship be repackaged as a 'new' policy, rather than confronting the hypocrisy of consistent non-compliance with the spirit of international treaties?