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Threat of nuclear war? Where?

• JohnFen 1y ago
  That's clearly the signal this talk of resuming tests is meant to convey.
  • aerostable_slug 1y ago
    That's ridiculous. It's not threatening a launch, it's threatening a new arms race. The idea is to push China into stopping its abrogating behavior. If Trump wanted to start testing unilaterally, he could just do that. There's no need for the Xi tie-in. Clearly this is meant as a foreign policy lever.
    • JohnFen 1y ago
      > Clearly this is meant as a foreign policy lever. Yes. That's what I'm saying. He's adopting a threatening stance. The threat of nuclear war is literally the only message that resuming nuclear testing sends.