{"id":245,"date":"2025-11-18T15:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peremoga.com.ua\/en\/?p=245"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:35:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:35:03","slug":"nuclear-tests-are-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peremoga.com.ua\/en\/2025\/11\/18\/nuclear-tests-are-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear\u00a0tests\u00a0are\u00a0coming\u00a0soon\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This&nbsp;was&nbsp;stated&nbsp;by&nbsp;US&nbsp;President&nbsp;Donald&nbsp;Trump.&nbsp;At&nbsp;a&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;with&nbsp;journalists,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;noted&nbsp;that&nbsp;Washington&nbsp;has&nbsp;more&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;weapons&nbsp;than&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;country.&nbsp;But&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;four&nbsp;to&nbsp;five&nbsp;years,&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;and China&nbsp;will&nbsp;catch&nbsp;up&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;in&nbsp;terms&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;weapons. Currently,&nbsp;the&nbsp;American&nbsp;leader&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;intend&nbsp;to&nbsp;conduct&nbsp;new&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;tests.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;due&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;actions&nbsp;of&nbsp;other&nbsp;countries,&nbsp;he&nbsp;\u201chad&nbsp;no&nbsp;choice.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;US&nbsp;president&nbsp;noted&nbsp;that&nbsp;other&nbsp;countries&nbsp;are&nbsp;conducting&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;tests,&nbsp;so&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;conduct&nbsp;them.&nbsp;When&nbsp;asked&nbsp;when&nbsp;this&nbsp;might&nbsp;happen,&nbsp;the&nbsp;head&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;White&nbsp;House&nbsp;replied, \u201cVery&nbsp;soon.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;words&nbsp;about&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;weapons&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;rhetoric&nbsp;of&nbsp;politicians&nbsp;increases&nbsp;the&nbsp;likelihood&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;use.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;very&nbsp;easy&nbsp;to&nbsp;avoid.&nbsp;As&nbsp;the&nbsp;well-known&nbsp;proverb&nbsp;says, \u201cA&nbsp;smart&nbsp;person&nbsp;can&nbsp;get&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;difficult&nbsp;situation,&nbsp;but&nbsp;a&nbsp;wise&nbsp;person&nbsp;will&nbsp;not&nbsp;get&nbsp;into&nbsp;a&nbsp;difficult&nbsp;situation&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;place.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why&nbsp;resort&nbsp;to&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;weapons&nbsp;when&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;many&nbsp;other&nbsp;effective&nbsp;methods&nbsp;available?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently,&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;Army&nbsp;has&nbsp;over&nbsp;a&nbsp;thousand&nbsp;Patriot&nbsp;air&nbsp;defense&nbsp;launchers.&nbsp;Of&nbsp;these, 500&nbsp;are&nbsp;in&nbsp;reserve.&nbsp;There&nbsp;are&nbsp;about&nbsp;5,500&nbsp;Abrams&nbsp;tanks&nbsp;in&nbsp;service&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;storage.&nbsp;There&nbsp;are&nbsp;also&nbsp;about&nbsp;7,000&nbsp;Bradley&nbsp;fighting&nbsp;vehicles&nbsp;and&nbsp;over&nbsp;400 HIMARS&nbsp;launchers.&nbsp;There&nbsp;are&nbsp;over&nbsp;900 F-16&nbsp;aircraft.&nbsp;Information&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;exact&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;JASSM&nbsp;and&nbsp;Tomahawk&nbsp;missiles&nbsp;is&nbsp;classified,&nbsp;but&nbsp;open&nbsp;sources&nbsp;report&nbsp;6,000&nbsp;and&nbsp;4,000&nbsp;units,&nbsp;respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;far&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;complete&nbsp;list&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;weapons&nbsp;available&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;Army.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Providing&nbsp;the&nbsp;Ukrainian&nbsp;military&nbsp;with&nbsp;at&nbsp;least&nbsp;20%&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;above&nbsp;would&nbsp;solve&nbsp;the&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;threat&nbsp;for&nbsp;many&nbsp;years,&nbsp;if&nbsp;not&nbsp;forever.&nbsp;Since&nbsp;the&nbsp;start&nbsp;of&nbsp;Russia&#8217;s&nbsp;large-scale&nbsp;invasion,&nbsp;Ukrainians&nbsp;have&nbsp;managed&nbsp;to&nbsp;inflict&nbsp;unprecedented&nbsp;losses&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;aggressor,&nbsp;with&nbsp;over&nbsp;1&nbsp;million&nbsp;Russians&nbsp;killed&nbsp;and&nbsp;tens&nbsp;of&nbsp;thousands&nbsp;of&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;of&nbsp;equipment&nbsp;destroyed.&nbsp;And&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;with&nbsp;minimal&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;to&nbsp;Ukraine&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;allies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;power&nbsp;of&nbsp;American&nbsp;defense&nbsp;companies&nbsp;should&nbsp;also&nbsp;be&nbsp;taken&nbsp;into&nbsp;account.&nbsp;If&nbsp;truly&nbsp;serious&nbsp;supplies&nbsp;to&nbsp;Ukraine&nbsp;begin,&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;significantly&nbsp;increasing&nbsp;production&nbsp;volumes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore,&nbsp;the&nbsp;defeat&nbsp;of&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;expulsion&nbsp;from&nbsp;Ukrainian&nbsp;territory&nbsp;would&nbsp;remove&nbsp;the&nbsp;threat&nbsp;posed&nbsp;by&nbsp;dictator&nbsp;Putin.&nbsp;At&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;time,&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;reduce&nbsp;the&nbsp;aggressive&nbsp;appetites&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;communists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So&nbsp;why&nbsp;talk&nbsp;about&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;weapons&nbsp;and&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;threats&nbsp;when&nbsp;everything&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;resolved&nbsp;very&nbsp;quickly&nbsp;and&nbsp;painlessly?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All&nbsp;we&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;is&nbsp;give&nbsp;Ukrainians&nbsp;everything&nbsp;and&nbsp;plenty&nbsp;of&nbsp;it.&nbsp;And&nbsp;we&nbsp;Americans&nbsp;will&nbsp;continue&nbsp;to&nbsp;rule.&nbsp;So&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;tests&nbsp;are&nbsp;completely&nbsp;unnecessary. Everything&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;resolved&nbsp;without&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;weapons&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This&nbsp;was&nbsp;stated&nbsp;by&nbsp;US&nbsp;President&nbsp;Donald&nbsp;Trump.&nbsp;At&nbsp;a&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;with&nbsp;journalists,&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;noted&nbsp;that&nbsp;Washington&nbsp;has&nbsp;more&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;weapons&nbsp;than&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;country.&nbsp;But&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;four&nbsp;to&nbsp;five&nbsp;years,&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;and China&nbsp;will&nbsp;catch&nbsp;up&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;in&nbsp;terms&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;weapons. Currently,&nbsp;the&nbsp;American&nbsp;leader&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;intend&nbsp;to&nbsp;conduct&nbsp;new&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;tests.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;due&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;actions&nbsp;of&nbsp;other&nbsp;countries,&nbsp;he&nbsp;\u201chad&nbsp;no&nbsp;choice.\u201d&nbsp; The&nbsp;US&nbsp;president&nbsp;noted&nbsp;that&nbsp;other&nbsp;countries&nbsp;are&nbsp;conducting&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;tests,&nbsp;so&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;conduct&nbsp;them.&nbsp;When&nbsp;asked&nbsp;when&nbsp;this&nbsp;might&nbsp;happen,&nbsp;the&nbsp;head&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;White&nbsp;House&nbsp;replied, \u201cVery&nbsp;soon.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp; The&nbsp;use&nbsp;of&nbsp;words&nbsp;about&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;weapons&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;rhetoric&nbsp;of&nbsp;politicians&nbsp;increases&nbsp;the&nbsp;likelihood&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;use.&nbsp;&nbsp; Although&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;very&nbsp;easy&nbsp;to&nbsp;avoid.&nbsp;As&nbsp;the&nbsp;well-known&nbsp;proverb&nbsp;says, \u201cA&nbsp;smart&nbsp;person&nbsp;can&nbsp;get&nbsp;out&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;difficult&nbsp;situation,&nbsp;but&nbsp;a&nbsp;wise&nbsp;person&nbsp;will&nbsp;not&nbsp;get&nbsp;into&nbsp;a&nbsp;difficult&nbsp;situation&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;place.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp; Why&nbsp;resort&nbsp;to&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;weapons&nbsp;when&nbsp;there&nbsp;are&nbsp;many&nbsp;other&nbsp;effective&nbsp;methods&nbsp;available?&nbsp; Currently,&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;Army&nbsp;has&nbsp;over&nbsp;a&nbsp;thousand&nbsp;Patriot&nbsp;air&nbsp;defense&nbsp;launchers.&nbsp;Of&nbsp;these, 500&nbsp;are&nbsp;in&nbsp;reserve.&nbsp;There&nbsp;are&nbsp;about&nbsp;5,500&nbsp;Abrams&nbsp;tanks&nbsp;in&nbsp;service&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;storage.&nbsp;There&nbsp;are&nbsp;also&nbsp;about&nbsp;7,000&nbsp;Bradley&nbsp;fighting&nbsp;vehicles&nbsp;and&nbsp;over&nbsp;400 HIMARS&nbsp;launchers.&nbsp;There&nbsp;are&nbsp;over&nbsp;900 F-16&nbsp;aircraft.&nbsp;Information&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;exact&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;JASSM&nbsp;and&nbsp;Tomahawk&nbsp;missiles&nbsp;is&nbsp;classified,&nbsp;but&nbsp;open&nbsp;sources&nbsp;report&nbsp;6,000&nbsp;and&nbsp;4,000&nbsp;units,&nbsp;respectively.&nbsp; And&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;far&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;complete&nbsp;list&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;weapons&nbsp;available&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;Army.&nbsp;&nbsp; Providing&nbsp;the&nbsp;Ukrainian&nbsp;military&nbsp;with&nbsp;at&nbsp;least&nbsp;20%&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;above&nbsp;would&nbsp;solve&nbsp;the&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;threat&nbsp;for&nbsp;many&nbsp;years,&nbsp;if&nbsp;not&nbsp;forever.&nbsp;Since&nbsp;the&nbsp;start&nbsp;of&nbsp;Russia&#8217;s&nbsp;large-scale&nbsp;invasion,&nbsp;Ukrainians&nbsp;have&nbsp;managed&nbsp;to&nbsp;inflict&nbsp;unprecedented&nbsp;losses&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;aggressor,&nbsp;with&nbsp;over&nbsp;1&nbsp;million&nbsp;Russians&nbsp;killed&nbsp;and&nbsp;tens&nbsp;of&nbsp;thousands&nbsp;of&nbsp;pieces&nbsp;of&nbsp;equipment&nbsp;destroyed.&nbsp;And&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;with&nbsp;minimal&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;to&nbsp;Ukraine&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;US&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;allies.&nbsp;&nbsp; The&nbsp;power&nbsp;of&nbsp;American&nbsp;defense&nbsp;companies&nbsp;should&nbsp;also&nbsp;be&nbsp;taken&nbsp;into&nbsp;account.&nbsp;If&nbsp;truly&nbsp;serious&nbsp;supplies&nbsp;to&nbsp;Ukraine&nbsp;begin,&nbsp;they&nbsp;are&nbsp;capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;significantly&nbsp;increasing&nbsp;production&nbsp;volumes.&nbsp;&nbsp; Furthermore,&nbsp;the&nbsp;defeat&nbsp;of&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;expulsion&nbsp;from&nbsp;Ukrainian&nbsp;territory&nbsp;would&nbsp;remove&nbsp;the&nbsp;threat&nbsp;posed&nbsp;by&nbsp;dictator&nbsp;Putin.&nbsp;At&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;time,&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;reduce&nbsp;the&nbsp;aggressive&nbsp;appetites&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;communists.&nbsp; So&nbsp;why&nbsp;talk&nbsp;about&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;weapons&nbsp;and&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;threats&nbsp;when&nbsp;everything&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;resolved&nbsp;very&nbsp;quickly&nbsp;and&nbsp;painlessly?&nbsp;&nbsp; All&nbsp;we&nbsp;need&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;is&nbsp;give&nbsp;Ukrainians&nbsp;everything&nbsp;and&nbsp;plenty&nbsp;of&nbsp;it.&nbsp;And&nbsp;we&nbsp;Americans&nbsp;will&nbsp;continue&nbsp;to&nbsp;rule.&nbsp;So&nbsp;nuclear&nbsp;tests&nbsp;are&nbsp;completely&nbsp;unnecessary. 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