Major Powers Stopped Nuclear Tests in 1998. That Norm Is Now Under Threat. | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
In Nevada, I saw the scars of the U.S. nuclear testing program. They reinforced my belief that Washington must lead the way on a new no-first-test agreement.
Late last year, I found myself an hour outside of Las Vegas overlooking a 1,280-foot-wide crater that was formed decades ago by the underground detonation of a thermonuclear device. I stared down at the crater, struck by its magnitude and reminded that it is just one of many littering this remote part of the Nevada desert—scars of the U.S. nuclear testing program. The United States no longer conducts explosive nuclear tests, a practice that is not only provocative and potentially escalatory but also damaging to both human health and the environment. With the exception of North Korea, no…
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