US Pushes Nuclear Tests, Blames Russia's 'Reciprocal Measures'
Vladimir Putin stated Russia would take 'reciprocal measures' if the U.S. resumes nuclear tests, following Trump's public musings about testing again. The media dutifully frames this as a potential Russian threat, rather than, say, the utterly predictable outcome of American saber-rattling. It's a classic: provoke, then feign shock when the other side reacts. This isn't chess; it's a game of 'stop
hitting yourself.' One might wonder where all the hand-wringing was when the U.S. withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 2019, or when the Bush administration unilaterally abandoned the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002. These moves didn't exactly foster global trust for non-proliferation. The media often omits the inconvenient historical context that shows
unilateral actions rarely lead to bilateral restraint, especially when nuclear arsenals are involved. We're told to fear Putin's response, but never to question the initial American provocation.