@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] Even just restarting nuclear testing is far from a “snap your fingers” kind of thing. Is it doable in four years, with a supportive Congress? Probably. But it’s expensive and Congress may not be as supportive as you hope.
If all that infrastructure had been maintained instead of mothballed it would be way easier.
@CStamp @fivetonsflax @60sRefugee @mattblaze @nyrath @simplenomad I mean, yes and no. Ratified treaties do have weight, even with impulsive executives. Public opinion also does mean something. International pressure against more nations developing these weapons means fewer possible uses.
Nothing is perfect but progress is worthwhile.
See also our relative and ongoing success in reducing chemical and biological weapon stockpiles and use
@[email protected] I do wonder, with the angles of the concrete at the top of the tower, if there was at least some consideration for the aesthetics of the structure
either way, this tower is dope as hell