US Nuclear Tests: Decades-Long Hibernation, Momentary Alarm
Mainstream media frames this as a logistical hurdle, a sort of 'oops, that's complicated' moment. What they don't say is the U.S. stopped testing in 1992, becoming a signatory to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) in 1996, though it has yet to ratify it. All while criticizing others for their nuclear ambitions. Funny how 'nuclear proliferation' is only a problem when it's not 'our'
proliferation, isn't it? This 'challenge' to resume testing comes as tensions simmer globally, with figures like Donald Trump openly contemplating a return to such destructive displays. It appears the greatest hurdle isn't the science, but pretending that a nation could unilaterally resume such tests without fundamentally destabilizing global security and torpedoing any remaining diplomatic
credibility on non-proliferation. How many times does the world need to relearn the dangers of this particular Pandora's Box?