US Trump orders Pentagon to begin testing nuclear weapons 'immediately' - The U.S. voluntarily halted nuclear explosive testing in 1992, though it has the ability to resume tests at a site in Nevada.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/na...esting-nuclear-weapons-immediately-rcna240681
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GYEONGJU, South Korea — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had instructed the Defense Department to “immediately” resume testing nuclear weapons.

“Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis,” Trump said on Truth Social shortly before his highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. “That process will begin immediately.”

The United States has voluntarily halted nuclear explosive testing since 1992. However, it has the ability to resume tests at the Nevada National Security Site.

During his first term, Trump sought a nearly tenfold increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, NBC News reported at the time.

Russia announced a test of a new long-range nuclear powered underwater weapon Wednesday and recently tested a nuclear capable missile.

Trump, who has lately sharpened his rhetoric on U.S. military capabilities, said the decision was about reaching parity with Moscow and Beijing.

“Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years,” he said in his social media post.

He offered no answer when reporters asked about changing his nuclear testing plans.

During his trip to Asia, Trump has argued that showcasing American strength is a pathway to peace, using tariffs as leverage and showcasing U.S. military might.

 

[Yamaha YM2612]

The promised "peace dividend" that we completely squandered.

I mean realistically, nukes are probably just fake

 

[oh no its pipkun]

I mean realistically, nukes are probably just fake

we'll find out once testing resumes.

Should I expect the number of troons and fags to suddenly multiply in 12-13 years?

 

[The Mass Shooter Ron Soye]

A nuke is still a nuke. Does it matter if it kills 500 million people instead of 350 million people? If you ever use one, the entire rest of the world will hate your ass so much you will cease to exist in the span of a year if you're lucky. If you attack another nuclear equipped nation you're getting nuked yourself.

To what end?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaceful_nuclear_explosion

We aren't going to be using them to move dirt, unless maybe a pure fusion weapon with minimal fallout is devised. The most relevant peaceful application is asteroid deflection. In particular, interstellar asteroids could head directly for Earth with very little warning time to allow for other methods of dealing with them.

 

[Jewthulhu]

Unfathomably based.

Does it really fucking matter?

A nuke is still a nuke. Does it matter if it kills 500 million people instead of 350 million people? If you ever use one, the entire rest of the world will hate your ass so much you will cease to exist in the span of a year if you're lucky. If you attack another nuclear equipped nation you're getting nuked yourself.

Yes it does. TLDR, deterrence requires capability (both real and perceived). If you DON'T want a nuclear war, you want to be damn sure your nuclear weapons work, and that the enemy is convinced that your nuclear weapons work.

The promised "peace dividend" that we completely squandered.

To be fair, I believe testing stopped before the end of the Cold War. It had a strategic component to it; make a bunch of agreements with the Soviets to "tap the breaks" in the nuclear arms race and encourage détente. We agreed with the Soviets to ban above-ground testing, and then informally halted underground testing to convince the Soviets to do the same.

And if you really want to get into it, the stagnation of nuclear weapons strategy and development properly started with Reagan.

Edit: Got it wrong. That's why you look up shit rather than going off memory.

 

[Xarpho's Return]

we'll find out once testing resumes.

Should I expect the number of troons and fags to suddenly multiply in 12-13 years?

Most of the troons these days are born in 1992 or later, the time around we stopped nuclear tests.

Coincidence?

 

[Mike Matei's Penis]

Kojima weeps a single tear

 

[Robbyretard]

I don't think most people understand that nukes have a shelf life. Radioactive decay is a bitch, and plutonium 239 is hot as hell.

 

[Robbyretard]

Most of the troons these days are born in 1992 or later, the time around we stopped nuclear tests.

Coincidence?

LTBT was 1963, Salt 1 was 1972, and salt 2 was 1979. I think you are thinking of the French.

 

[Jewthulhu]

LTBT was 1963, Salt 1 was 1972, and salt 2 was 1979. I think you are thinking of the French.

Last test was 1992. Technically we had the CTBT after that, but the US never ratified and Russia withdrew their ratification after 2023.

My mistake in my last post was confusing when the CTBT was signed. Though I guess my point that ultimately test bans were a strategic move still stands.

 

[cybertoaster]

If you're in Nevada this would be a good time to move before real estate prices plummet.

 

[The Flute Tune]

Someone out in the Mojave must have been wishing for a nuclear winter.

 

[ZazietheBeast]

Only reason this is controversial is because its Orange Man. That's it. Otherwise, it will be seen as 'peaceful'.

Still have to train and stay on top of complex systems like nukes. Our nukes are old af, and the thanks to the competence crisis, the knowledge required to maintain them and their readiness is dwindling.

Otherwise, you'd get this scene from Red Alert 2. Attempt to launch nukes and it detonates underground instead.

 

[~B'Stard de Moustach~]

The US military needs to coup him and his entire junta, this is pure insanity that's destabilizing everything we worked very hard to accomplish. This degenerate freak NEEDS to be forcibly removed from power. The US military needs to act fast and hard, cut off the head of the MAGA snake and court martial them publicly. A new Nuremberg, a few hangings, and then hold a new election. This insanity has gone too far. It's time to end it. It must end.

 

[Tezcatlipoca]

This on the same day the CCP cut the ribbon on two seismic nuclear test monitoring stations
China Issues Statement on Nuclear Weapons

 

[Pixy]

When are the tickets going on sale?

 

[Jewthulhu]

Only reason this is controversial is because its Orange Man. That's it. Otherwise, it will be seen as 'peaceful'.

Nah, retard "global zero" types will throw a bitchfit no matter who it is. We're living in the middle of a new nuclear race and a second Cold War and they want to see us completely disarm. Hell, during the Cold War when shit was scarier than ever they were calling for us to unilaterally disarm.

Otherwise, you'd get this scene from Red Alert 2. Attempt to launch nukes and it detonates underground instead.

We test the launching system regularly (I think there was one in the past year?). What you're describing would likely be an error of the PAL system (which I believe you can test independently). What is going to be tested is the warhead itself, to make sure it doesn't fizzle.

In other words: We know we can launch the nuke, we know we can control the nuke, we just want to make sure the nuke will properly detonate when its reached its target.

The US military needs to coup him and his entire junta, this is pure insanity that's destabilizing everything we worked very hard to accomplish. This degenerate freak NEEDS to be forcibly removed from power. The US military needs to act fast and hard, cut off the head of the MAGA snake and court martial them publicly. A new Nuremberg, a few hangings, and then hold a new election. This insanity has gone too far. It's time to end it. It must end.

I am not pro-Trump. By any means. But this is honestly one of the best decisions he's made in his second term. I mean, I personally would have went about it differently; postured more, used it as a bargaining chip... But for Trump's standard? A strong countermove to Russia's TNW buildup and the decaying perception of American deterrence.

 

[BigMan13]

'Membe when Trump campaigned on a promise of peace? Granted the Democrats would have been worse, but that's not a source of legitimacy.

Seriously though, I don't believe for a second this is part of "peace through strength" considering he bombed Tehran for the kikes and completely fucked the Alaska summit.

But yeah I don't think nukes are going to be kept in standing much longer; very expensive. Similar thing to how chemical weapons died out because nobody liked them. I'm figuring things'll go to where all nations could scramble nukes via repurposing civilian industry, and that'll just serve as a deterrant against nukes, rather than the whole of war. In the mean time, we're just gonna get posturing and doomerism, so nothing special.

 

[moocow]

'Membe when Trump campaigned on a promise of peace?

Retarded take. Other nations have nuclear weapons. Ergo, we must have (and maintain) nuclear weapons. There is no other option that permits our continued existence.

 

[BigMan13]

Retarded take. Other nations have nuclear weapons. Ergo, we must have (and maintain) nuclear weapons. There is no other option that permits our continued existence.

Yeah START agreements aren't going to do shit, it's more that over time the world will get tired of spending their GDP on nothing. There's always another option, and this isn't a matter of "existence", which is a silly word.

 

[grump]

I presume this is because of the rocket man firing his stuff shortly before trump landed in korea

Thank the Ruskies and China and by extension the Commie nuclear spies that we have to put up with a fat asian kid conditioned like pavlov's dog to launch a doomsday missile everytime he wants a treat or simply wants some attention.

I get it...you guys want to have your own stick because you're afraid of the US. But once they got theirs why oh why did the dummies have to proceed to spread it everywhere else as much as possible, firehosing the technology out of every orifice in every direction to every two bit banana dictator like some diseased crackwhore in an orgasm? It makes zero sense especially for their own interests.