🇺🇸 House of Dynamite: Markey’s Nuclear Reality Check
Missile Defense: Expensive Fiction
Following the release of “A House of Dynamite,” Senator Ed Markey is sounding the alarm: America’s decades-long obsession with missile defense is a feel-good placebo for taxpayers and a cash cow for contractors—all while leaving the country vulnerable when it matters most.
Markey says. For him, arms control—not another billion-dollar boondoggle—is the only real firewall against catastrophe.
New START and an Uncertain Future
The clock is ticking as the New START treaty nears its February 2026 expiration. The U.S. and Russia still control nearly 90% of the world’s nuclear arsenals. Markey and a bipartisan group of lawmakers—20 Democrats and one Republican—are demanding the Trump administration get back to the table before there’s nothing left to negotiate.
Putin says he’s willing to stick with the treaty for another year if Washington does the same. Trump calls it “a good idea,” but no one’s placing bets on action over words. Markey’s warning is plain: If talks slide off the rails, the last real guardrails against a new nuclear arms race go with them.
Congress Draws a Line
Markey has introduced a bill to block the restart of U.S. nuclear testing, calling it a catastrophic mistake that could trigger a new global testing free-for-all. He’s pushing for the U.S. to finally ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and demanding that any decision to use nukes require Congress, not just the president.
The Real Question: Who’s Being Protected?
If it takes a “House of Dynamite” to jolt Washington out of its denial, Markey has made his point. Real arms control is the only credible protection left. Otherwise, the U.S. and Russia are just sitting on a powder keg—waiting for the next spark.
#markey #nuclear #armscontrol #trump #putin #newstart #missiledefense #nukes #disarmamen
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Missile Defense: Expensive Fiction
Following the release of “A House of Dynamite,” Senator Ed Markey is sounding the alarm: America’s decades-long obsession with missile defense is a feel-good placebo for taxpayers and a cash cow for contractors—all while leaving the country vulnerable when it matters most.
“The U.S. has spent hundreds of billions on missile shields that don’t work. The contracts keep coming, the lobbyists cash in, and the public clings to hope,”
Markey says. For him, arms control—not another billion-dollar boondoggle—is the only real firewall against catastrophe.
New START and an Uncertain Future
The clock is ticking as the New START treaty nears its February 2026 expiration. The U.S. and Russia still control nearly 90% of the world’s nuclear arsenals. Markey and a bipartisan group of lawmakers—20 Democrats and one Republican—are demanding the Trump administration get back to the table before there’s nothing left to negotiate.
Putin says he’s willing to stick with the treaty for another year if Washington does the same. Trump calls it “a good idea,” but no one’s placing bets on action over words. Markey’s warning is plain: If talks slide off the rails, the last real guardrails against a new nuclear arms race go with them.
Congress Draws a Line
Markey has introduced a bill to block the restart of U.S. nuclear testing, calling it a catastrophic mistake that could trigger a new global testing free-for-all. He’s pushing for the U.S. to finally ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and demanding that any decision to use nukes require Congress, not just the president.
The Real Question: Who’s Being Protected?
If it takes a “House of Dynamite” to jolt Washington out of its denial, Markey has made his point. Real arms control is the only credible protection left. Otherwise, the U.S. and Russia are just sitting on a powder keg—waiting for the next spark.
#markey #nuclear #armscontrol #trump #putin #newstart #missiledefense #nukes #disarmamen
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