Nevada: The Atomic State
Almost one thousand nuclear detonations were done in Nevada.
Without the consent of the people of Nevada—because technically, it wasn’t in “Nevada”.
It was on federal land. This means that the federal government, without the
approval of the people affected most by the decisions to detonate the largest explosives ever
created by humanity, could decide to do it anyway.
These Nevadans (us) had no say in what “our” government could do to us—all because they had decided that it was okay for them to nuke our state.
It wasn’t.
Thousands got sick with diseases caused by the radiation. It cost hundreds of billions of our tax dollars.
We were the battlefield where the Cold War was fought, and the only deaths were friendly-fire.
History hasn’t learnt from these mistakes. The Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025,” a plan
many Republicans now in Trump’s Cabinet support—wants to repeat this mistake, once again eliminating our voices from deciding what happens in our state. It calls on the President to restart nuclear testing and for “immediate testing readiness.”
73% of Nevadans are opposed to this, resulting in a bipartisan resolution that was passed to kindly ask the federal government to not do that.
Unfortunately, there is no legal precedent for “please no” protecting state’s rights.
At any time, without the consent of Nevadans, the federal government can decide to use our
tax dollars to nuke us in the name of “national security”.
We, divided, cannot do anything to stop this.
That is why must unite our voices and elect politicians that are not partial to the wants of the military-industrial complex, and those with a will to serve these United States. We will not find that in the Democratic or Republican parties any longer
Nevadan land for Nevadans.
Vote Libertarian this November.