Along with the “collapse” of the US economy and military, the United States is failing to achieve its goal of dominating the world, says a political commentator.

“The US wants to be the ruler of the world on behalf of corporate interests,” said Bruce Gagnon, secretary and coordinator at the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, in an interview with Press TV on Sunday.

He was commenting on reports that the US Air Force recently test-dropped an upgraded gravity nuclear bomb to see whether its aircraft can carry the deadly weapon.

The B61-12 bomb, which was the first of the upgraded B-61 variant, was dropped by an F-16 Fighting Falcon jet over the Nellis Test and Training Range Complex in Nevada.

According to the Maine-based analyst, recent attempts for extension of the B61-12 bomb’s life to replace four ageing versions of the B61 in the US nuclear arsenal are part of the US continued effort to dominate the world.

“The US is telling North Korea, Iran, Russia and China that you must surrender to our domination or we will destroy you. Washington and its aggressive NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) allies are the world’s pirates. They see the writing on the wall: A multi-polar world in coming, where one nation cannot claim to run the entire planet,” he noted.

Ground crew members prepare an F-35 fighter jet for a training mission at Hill Air Force Base on March 15, 2017 in Ogden, Utah. (AFP file photo)

US after ‘decapitating’ attacks

The Friday report was released amid an escalation between Washington and Pyongyang, over North Korea’s nuclear tests.

“The US and its allies, like Israel, the United Kingdom, France and other nuclear powers, routinely test these systems; Today the Pentagon is testing nuclear and non-nuclear weapons and missile systems to enable Washington to deliver a decapitating first strike attack,” said the political commentator.

Gagnon further asserted that Washington’s escalation in East Asia over North Korea’s nuclear tests demonstrates the US “hypocrisy” in dealing with the matter.

“The US is desperate to hang on to its power but the military empire of more than 800 bases is collapsing before our eyes and the US domestic economy is also collapsing due to our addiction to war and military spending,” said the American analyst.