Yes, Test Our Nukes

It would represent an advance for the U.S. nuclear deterrent and a victory of common sense over superstition.

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The U.S. Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., in 2013.

Mass Communication Specialist First Class James Kimber/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters

Donald Trump has trampled on another taboo, and it’s a good thing.

The president said in a Truth Social post Thursday that the United States will begin “immediately” testing our “Nuclear Weapons” on “an equal basis” with Russia and China. It’s not clear what this means exactly. Trump could be referring to the delivery systems that carry nuclear weapons or to the weapons themselves.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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