Andrew Lewis

About the author: Andrew Lewis hosts a nationally syndicated radio show, "The Andrew Lewis Show," which provides analysis on current events.

The purpose of the U.S. defense policy is to protect American lives. Ratifying the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)—which prohibits the testing of nuclear weapons—would undermine U.S. defenses because it bans the procedures necessary to maintain the aging nuclear arsenal of the United States. Nuclear arms are vital to protect the United States from dangerous countries like Russia and China that would sign the treaty but would later circumvent it. As a global moral leader, the United States has a right to protect itself; only with a strong international presence will the United States be...