Robert Peters, a Heritage Foundation fellow, advocates for the U.S. to prepare for nuclear testing to deter adversaries. He believes testing should occur within months if politically necessary. However, this stance raises significant concerns, including the environmental risks and health consequences associated with open-air nuclear tests, which were banned in the 1960s due to their destructive nature. Experts argue this move would undermine international treaties, provoke other nuclear states, and be financially burdensome, highlighting the immense dangers tied to reversing decades of non-proliferation efforts.
"Such a test would occur if there were unforeseen 'political' reasons why a President would want to test one as part of a signaling campaign during an acute crisis or even conflict."
"Needless to say - except, apparently, for Bob and those who share his single-minded but retrograde point of view - such a monumental reversal would be foolish and dangerously counterproductive."
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