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Mike Pompeo’s blunt observation on Fox — that the United States “hasn’t tested its nuclear weapons in an awfully long time” — should jolt every patriot awake. Whether you agree with his tone or not, the real point is simple: complacency on deterrence invites danger, and our elites keep pretending that weakness is a virtue. Hardworking Americans deserve leaders who put national security ahead of woke optics and appeasement.
The fact is not a mystery: the last U.S. nuclear explosive test was conducted in September 1992, and we have observed a moratorium ever since. That long pause has been the policy of multiple administrations, but longevity alone is not a substitute for strategic clarity or readiness.
To keep the stockpile reliable without detonations, the United States relies on the Stockpile Stewardship Program and non‑nuclear subcritical experiments — cutting‑edge science that helps, but does not erase the hard reality that real-world testing once provided final assurance. These programs are important and staffed by patriots, yet they are not magic; they trade past certainty for modeled confidence.
Meanwhile our rivals have been modernizing and pushing the envelope while American policymakers debate virtue signaling and surrendering our strategic advantage. We cannot pretend the trophies of diplomacy — smiling photo ops and virtue‑cultured statements — will deter an adversary who measures strength by capability and resolve. The international debate over test bans, treaties, and verification is real, but so is the need to maintain a deterrent that actually works.
Conservative common sense says this: maintain the arsenal, fund the labs, keep the industrial base humming, and never telegraph weakness. Political leaders who scold our military or starve modernization budgets while lecturing us about moral purity are gambling with American lives and the safety of our grandchildren. The choice between prudence and performative pacifism is not academic — it is existential.
Congress should do its duty to ensure our deterrent is second to none; that means oversight, concrete funding, and honest debate about treaties and capabilities. The United States signed the Comprehensive Nuclear‑Test‑Ban Treaty but the Senate did not give its advice and consent in 1999, and that unresolved status must be part of any serious national‑security conversation. If other nations cheat or re‑arm, we must be ready to respond, legally and materially, to protect American soil and allies.
At the end of the day, Mike Pompeo’s blunt reminder is exactly the kind of wake‑up call we need from conservative patriots who refuse to barter away America’s security. Work with our armed forces, fund our labs, stop the performative weakness, and restore the clear-eyed deterrence that kept the peace for decades. Hard‑working Americans expect no less than leaders who will defend this nation with strength, not apologies.
