Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to “match” Russia and China in nuclear weapons testing — a reckless move that threatens to shatter more than three decades of nuclear restraint and global stability.
The United States has not conducted a full nuclear test since 1992. Neither Russia nor China has resumed such tests, and for good reason: the world remembers what nuclear fallout and arms races look like. Trump’s call to restart testing — based on false claims that America is “falling behind” — risks undoing decades of progress and breaking our commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Restarting nuclear tests would endanger civilians, poison land and water, and destabilize international security. It would also put Nevada and neighboring states directly in harm’s way, reopening the wounds left by Cold War contamination.
Congress must act immediately to block this directive. Support Representative Dina Titus’s pledge to introduce legislation stopping any resumption of nuclear testing. Reaffirm that America leads through restraint, not provocation — through the strength of our alliances, not the size of our craters.
The world cannot afford another nuclear arms race, and the American people will not accept a president gambling with global survival for political theater.
First sent on October 30 by Coleman
