US Frets Over Nuclear 'Tension,' Not Its Own Expansion
While the NYT breathlessly warns of Trump's hypothetical nuclear test, perhaps fueling 'tensions,' it skips over the Pentagon's consistent push for new, 'more usable' nuclear weapons and delivery systems. The Congressional Budget Office's 2023 report projects the US will spend nearly half a trillion dollars over the next decade to 'sustain and modernize its nuclear forces.' This isn't tension;
it's an ongoing, active proliferation spearheaded by Washington. We're meant to fear the rhetoric of a possible future nuclear test from the 'other,' while quietly funding our own, larger, and ever-expanding arsenal. It's a classic media maneuver: project aggression onto opponents to justify our own. How many 'deterrent' programs does a nation need before it becomes the primary accelerant of the
arms race?