As someone who lives in the South Pacific - in a nuclear free country what's more - the whole affair makes me upset and sad.
The sad irony in the below article is hard to miss.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2019-11-14/marshal...
It probably gives you some perspective on why people outside of the States are often perplexed on why the US can lead discussions on nuclear nonproliferation when they continue to be a bad actor.
The above linked article is reasonable evidence U.S government is more concerned about their image than doing the right thing.