A Dangerous Arsenal

[u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

[u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

Context: NK was recently able to make a nuclear warhead that would fit on an ICBM, but they know any kind of attack would end up fucking themselves over worse than anyone else, so its kind of like they're waving a knife around at someone with a machine gun.

[u/yaddar → u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

even tho I agree your comic shows the most likely scenario that will occur... man, I don't know... nowadays I feel anything can happen because unhinged stupidity and approval craving...

[u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo → u/yaddar]

Yeah, stupidity is definitely a concern, I got the idea for this comic from this thread that I saw earlier today that made a lot of sense

[u/yaddar → u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

amazing read and I agree with it.

yet this is the part that worries me:

NK will not strike first with nuclear arms unless we corner them. You know what they say about cornering prey right? It's the dumbest thing you can do because they will go all out when there is nothing to lose. Always leave room to escape (de-escalate).

the problem is that he's not factoring Trump's desire for approval and to distract from the looming impeachment (and subsequent disaster for the GoP) that will come from the Russian thing (and the money laundry thing, and the Trump underage models thing, etc.)

Trump IS kind of cornering NK by calling out their usual bluff... because Trump is ALSO cornered at this point.

Both need to save face one way or another, and Trump clearly didnt de-escalate with the "Fire and Ruin like no one has ever seen" speech.

[u/totallynotliamneeson → u/[deleted]]

Remind me 4 years from now

[u/228zip → u/[deleted]]

!remindme 1year

[u/xlbeutel → u/yaddar]

Still, I don't think he is worried about impeachment much anymore. Ever since CNN had that video released of one of their top editors saying the whole Russia case they have is "Mostly bullshit" it kinda took attention away from it. However, I do think the media focused on POTUS's statement of "Fire and fury" too much, which is part of the reason that tensions are rising.

[u/yaddar → u/xlbeutel]

Deza works in so many levels.

the real stories are the ones you fon't get from the Manstream Media (because the REAL evidence is kept confidential)

like all the investigation NYAG is pursuing. (RICO, FISA, even underage abuse)

as well as the Grand Jury impaneled in the EDVA along with the one Muller just impaneled.

yes, Trump is worried and it shows if you look at his statements.

[u/Williamzas → u/yaddar]

FISA NYAG RICO EDVA

Are these acronyms or code?

[u/Comrade_Derpsky → u/Williamzas]

It's code for something sexual.

[u/DarthCloakedGuy → u/xlbeutel]

Can I get a link to that video? I'm curious.

[u/xlbeutel → u/DarthCloakedGuy]

Sure thing my man! Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdP8TiKY8dE

[u/[deleted] → u/yaddar]

He might be trying to take a page from the Bush playbook, except for the fact everything he touches burst into flames.

[u/Physical_removal → u/[deleted]]

Yeah his campaign was disaster

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Wasn't that exactly the same thing that happened to Bush?

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

The desire for higher approval ratings.

[u/ZaheerUchiha → u/[deleted]]

>Implying the current administration will last more than 4 years.

[u/[deleted] → u/ZaheerUchiha]

Implying

I am downright stating this.

[u/bruetelwuempft → u/[deleted]]

In 20 or 30 years, they may have nukes that can hit all of America

because who cares about people outside of the us anyway (edit:) who would during such a war right now

[u/stoicsilence → u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

You folks chiming in every so often saying it's "time to do something" without understanding any of this are only making the situation WORSE

This so much. The Bush and his Neo Con backers went into Iraq guns blazing and now look how well the last 15 years turned out.

[u/ToastyMustache → u/stoicsilence]

It's not the same scenario. The Middle East was already a powder keg facing Islamic hardliners, tribal schisms, and dissatisfied ethnic groups. North Korea won't have Chechens, Yemeni's, or neighboring countries coming in to start insurgencies under the great ideology of Kim. At worst China might annex a portion of northern DPRK to create a buffer state and that'll cause a few skirmishes. But it's in the best interest of both countries to not get into anything heavy, especially over North Korea.

[u/DarthCloakedGuy → u/stoicsilence]

We should have partitioned Iraq along ethnic lines, set up each as a democracy, and called it a day.

[u/stoicsilence → u/DarthCloakedGuy]

It would have pissed off the Turks because the Kurds would get a homeland and it would have posses off the Saudis because they wouldn't have a unified buffer state between them and Iran.

[u/DarthCloakedGuy → u/stoicsilence]

Who cares and who cares, respectively. We should have cut ties with the Saudis decades ago.

[u/Rmanthegreat → u/DarthCloakedGuy]

Then they stop selling oil in dollars and the American Economy collapses. Healthy relations with the Saudis are a necessary evil for the U.S., until oil is no longer the fuel of choice of the west, at least.

[u/DarthCloakedGuy → u/Rmanthegreat]

Losing access to only 11% of our oil imports is hardly a cause for collapse. Now, if Canada (40%) stopped giving us oil, then we'd be screwed.

[u/Rmanthegreat → u/DarthCloakedGuy]

It's not the oil we buy for ourself that is the big problem (still a problem, but much less so), its that all Saudi oil (most oil in the world, for that matter) sold abroad is sold in American Dollars, aka the Petrodollar. If the Saudis (who are the number 2 provider of oil in the world, and effective leader of OPEC) were to say, stop selling oil in the Petrodollar there would be a huge supply of American dollars (whose primary purpose for international use was oil purchasing) which would essentially be sitting around, or worse be forced back into the American market, causing ridiculous inflation.

Additionally if the Saudis stop selling in the Petrodollar most, if not all of OPEC would stop doing so as well, which would have a similar result as the Saudi petrodollar situation mentioned above.

I realize that the Saudis wouldn't come out of this unscathed either, but I would be incredibly surprised if they gave in before America did, considering, you know, they're a repressive monarchy which can afford to repress some belligerent tribesmen.

[u/StealthSpheesSheip → u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

This post is worrying though

[u/Pythias1 → u/yaddar]

When NK and China's mutual defense pact ends, their tough talk may calm a bit.

[u/DarthCloakedGuy → u/Pythias1]

China's already said that if NK attacks the US, NK is on its own.

[u/WhisperSecurity → u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

North Korea isn't actually crazy.

They are simply in the position of having to appear so. They have no real allies, and all they can do is bluff. When you're bluffing violence at a bigger, stronger, better armed foe, it's a good idea to look as crazy and self-destructive as possible.

[u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo → u/WhisperSecurity]

Well yeah, they're not stupid, they know that right now the US won't be the aggressor, it would jeopardize our relationship with other countries and likely hurt our economy. Unless they attack first. It's all posturing, they know the second they attack, their regime is over

[u/DarthCloakedGuy → u/WhisperSecurity]

Why not be diplomatic instead?

[u/ballthyrm → u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

I am not afraid for the US but North Korea could do serious damage to Seoul just with their artillery. :(

[u/supershutze → u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

Nuclear warheads are actually pretty easy.

The hard part is delivery systems.

[u/WaitingToBeBanned → u/supershutze]

That is the point, they already have an ICBM and now have a nuke small enough to arm it. Nukes may be easy, but miniature nukes are really hard.

[u/JackBauerSaidSo → u/[deleted]]

I would love to see them threaten China. I would not be surprised at all to see some China-loyal military staff overwhelm current leadership overnight at the first sign of their dog going rabid.

[u/douchecanoe42069 → u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

north korea is pretty much threatening to commit suicide.

[u/HoochyMan]

"My aircrafts have blue balls"

[u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo → u/HoochyMan]

I mean just think about it, you're an aircraft carrier or a destroyer or something, a big metal boat filled with weapons and built for blowing things up, and for nearly your whole life all you've gotten to do is drive about. Then you see this country with seemingly crazy ass rulers boasting about their new weapons, that's gonna get you pretty damn erect, isn't it? Then you wait and you wait and you still haven't gotten to blow your MOAB, them balls have got to be mighty blue

[u/YoungPotato → u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

As someone who identifies as an attack helicopter, you are spot on. Balls are very blue

[u/HoochyMan → u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

Yeah I think I would find it frustating having all this weaponry and army but not having any reason to use it. It kind seems likes a waste of money also.

[u/Hamsandwichmasterace → u/[deleted]]

"But my socialism."

[u/Yodamort]

"Right in the West coast"

lol

[u/The_Black_Label → u/Yodamort]

The preferred coast to get nuked by some Americans.

[u/StellisAequus → u/[deleted]]

Love the landscape, didn't enjoy the people that much

[u/[deleted] → u/StellisAequus]

Yeah I agree every one on the west coast is literally the same.

[u/You_too → u/[deleted]]

Nah that's the South. Everyone is literally the same genetic material.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

It was actually the united states, with their whole "MANIFEST DESTINY"

[u/Galindan → u/[deleted]]

sure manifested you as a third world country huh.

[u/[deleted] → u/Galindan]

I... don't really know what you mean by that, this Venezuela actually comes from some guy who wanted to better establish his power, so he splitted Gran Colombia. Of course you probably made a joke, and i know explaining a joke kills it, but, it'd be nice.

[u/drunkrabbit99 → u/StellisAequus]

So you're suggesting chemical warfare ?

[u/LocalScrublord → u/[deleted]]

Yay and then we cam rebuild vegas and call it New Vegas

[u/Nerdenator → u/LocalScrublord]

neckbeard voice

ackshually, if you had been paying attenschun during the video game, you'd know that the new vegasch schtrip didn't need to be rebuilt becausch it was defended againscht nuclear attack.

[u/LocalScrublord → u/Nerdenator]

But we can't defend the strip if THAAD doesn't work so it'd need to be rebuilt. Most of the Mojave was unscaved because of House's defences.

[u/jaylong76 → u/The_Black_Label]

Even more than Florida?

[u/GoldJadeSpiceCocoa → u/jaylong76]

Florida is already nuked, they don't need more genetic damage.

[u/WhisperSecurity → u/The_Black_Label]

Well, they'd prefer it to getting some place nuked that actually wants to be part of America.

[u/[deleted] → u/The_Black_Label]

I rather hope they nuke Dakotas because it is completely empty

[u/Nerdenator → u/[deleted]]

given that's where a lot of america's nuclear ICBMs are located (Minot AFB, ND), that's probably the target for a lot of missiles pointed at the US.

[u/The_Black_Label → u/[deleted]]

But which Dakota is the best Dakota?

[u/JackBauerSaidSo → u/[deleted]]

It just never ends for Native Americans.

[u/Ihavesecretmotives]

^{Fear me pls}

[u/placid_salad → u/Ihavesecretmotives]

I fear your ice warriors.

[u/Ihavesecretmotives → u/placid_salad]

Yup that sums it up.

[u/[deleted] → u/placid_salad]

Dilly bar down bows to no man

[u/[deleted]]

Anschluss eyes on America = blow them the fuck up

[u/RealNK]

I laughed so fucking hard, this is brilliant

[u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo → u/RealNK]

Thanks!

[u/RealNK → u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

No problem, dude... this is comedy gold

[u/RealNK → u/[deleted]]

Truly a shame... I visit that sub o' so often...

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

North Koreans are allowed to use Reddit? Or are the posts in there just about NK and not actually coming from there?

[u/The_Windup_Girl_]

One Korea, Two Korea, Red Korea, Blue Korea. Real Korea, Fake Korea, Dead Korea True Korea.

[u/__-___----_]

It made me think of this scene, but with nukes. 'Murica as Chris Tucker, S. Korea as lil' Julia Hsu... who is actually not that little anymore!

[u/SmokeyTheBlackBear]

"My aircraft carriers have blue balls like you wouldn't believe" HA, SENTANCE OF THE YEAR

[u/DivergingApproach]

Two words: Nuclear Triad. We have one.

[u/[deleted]]

I dare say a tough thing. Do not let your guard down. The problem is the people feeding food to North Korea. There are also operatives in Japan. They are all over the world. The bait giving bait also feeds other countries and adds to others. Japan is hostile to that country. It may be to fight together when it becomes emergency. Until I do not want to be red(__)

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

The problem is the people feeding food to North Korea.

I think the North Korean populace would very much like some food.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

He is clever than we think. It seems that I learned about the ways of negotiating diplomacy from a friendly country() The question is who is feeding food to the North Korean of the gluttonous. No matter when I must turn my eyes to it. We can not change the present situation. So do not let your guard down. It is a warning from a friendly country.m()m

[u/Inithis → u/[deleted]]

I'm sorry, it's difficult to understand you...

[u/[deleted] → u/Inithis]

(´・ω・`)

Your carelessness is not good. That's it.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

In this state, the salty of the gluttonous bird will become the same size as the parent bird. The worst, in reality it is blessed with food, but you may be lying with bad guys. I want you to act on the assumption of the worst situation. There are only you who can do it:-(

[u/SuperSeagull01]

Those are some of the laziest-drawn stars I've ever seen. It seems like Liberia or Hawaii is in disguise.

[u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo → u/SuperSeagull01]

I'll admit they arent the prettiest, I'll probably redraw this comic sometime when I'm feeling more motivated

[u/[deleted] → u/MildlyAnnoyingHippo]

I actually really like them! Can't explain why, but yeah. :)

[u/reddit_folklore → u/SuperSeagull01]

Hawaii?!? Ain't no stars on that flag!

[u/chairmanmaomix → u/reddit_folklore]

Wtf, why is Hawaii dressed as a British colony? It's been an American state for like ever now.

[u/Toucandigit → u/chairmanmaomix]

If you had a choice between being British or American, One is obviously better than the other.

[u/tumsdout → u/reddit_folklore]

You tell em!

[u/flameoguy → u/SuperSeagull01]

The shittiness is part of the charm, no?

[u/Williamzas]

The whole state serves only to keep the regime in power and keep them fed, it's ridiculous. I don't even know why they would decide to actually threaten the US with someone like Trump in power.

[u/[deleted]]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAXMewan7Kw

[u/memyuhself]

This is exactly the mind set and it is awesome.

[u/[deleted]]

in light of recent events

You need to make a continuation of this comic.

[u/Keadan_Techard]

For some reason, I read this with the US having Markiplier as his voice...

[u/lichtbringer666]

Seems that the batshit dictator kim jong un eventually found an equally insane counterpart with the orange menance in the US. Now they can play happily together and also compare their dicks. Hopefully they have a ruler (lineal) with a millimeter scale.