Because the Senate recently rejected the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, there is no restriction on them doing this. The rejection of this treaty was a big mistake. We have a tremendous advantage in numbers and capabilities of our missile system. We have made 1,054 tests over the years. We have the computer technology to simulate tests.
Monitoring is available to detect any breaches of the treaty by any signing countries.
This treaty is in our best interests. It is interesting that some misspending on the military has been addressed by McCain. He points out that military personnel and conventional weapons are being shortchanged in favor of large expensive systems such as aircraft carriers and planes that the Defense Department does not want. Much of this is in the form of pork for congressmen's home districts. It is unfortunate that he does not recognize that the missile defense system is one more system that should be put on the back burner.