"Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you keep it a secret!" I sorta suspect that this is more about the fact that the US knows this is

"Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you keep it a secret!" I sorta suspect that this is more about the fact that the US knows this isn't a secret to China and Russia, so they're using it as an opportunity to brag domestically and get more funding.