United States Says ‘Yes’ to Nuclear Weapons Tests, ‘No’ to a Nuke Ban Treat
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US military: “We are prepared to use nuclear weapons”
By John LaForge
Common Dreams
Twice in seven days the United States shot nuclear-capable long-range missiles toward the Marshall Islands, but the same government refused in March to join negotiations for a new treaty banning nuclear weapons.
Tests conducted April 26 and May 3 from Vandenberg Air Force Base launched modernized Minuteman-3 ballistic missiles, and the US Air Force said in a statement that such tests ensure
“the United States’ ability to maintain a strong, credible nuclear deterrent as a key element of US national security…”
A Taurus rocket carrying Taiwan’s ROCSAT-2 satellite lifts-off from Space Launch Complex 576E at Vandenberg AFB.
Image courtesy U.S. Air Force.
In late March, US Ambassador to...