US may resume nuclear tests
Own Correspondent
One gets the impression that Washington may start conducting nuclear tests again after a nearly 31-year hiatus.
In September 1992, Nevada hosted the final underground nuclear test. There are plenty of reasons proving the concerns.
The political and legal basis for the resumption of nuclear testing is the US offensive nuclear strategy adopted by the previous American administration, which created the possibility for re-opening of the nuclear test site in Nevada.
Now the United States is openly improving and maintaining the test site infrastructure in full operational readiness; in addition to that the United States does not hide the fact that it is developing new types of nuclear warheads, the performance of which will sooner or later need to be tested in practice.
Joe Biden supports almost all kinds of nuclear weapons proposed by his predecessor, including a new $260 billion intercontinental ballistic missile and lower-yield warheads for Trident submarine-launched missiles.
It should be highlighted that discussions of the nuclear issue have now noticeably intensified at a very high military and political level in Washington, hiding behind a far-fetched threat from Russia and China, thereby preparing the basis for justifying their actions.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that Moscow is against the use of tactical nuclear weapons, but warned if Russia faces any threat to its territorial integrity, independence, sovereignty and the very existence of the state, the country has the right to use it.
He also notes that the United States is the only state in the world that has used nuclear weapons against a non-nuclear state (Japan), thereby creating a precedent.
The policies now being pursued by Biden’s administration create a strong basis for acquiring a more modern and larger nuclear arsenal – let’s say, as large as that of Russia and China combined.
This could lead to a new arms race with both Moscow and Beijing. Undoubtedly it will lead to a global threat.
