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This cartoon appeared in the Dutch opinion magazine 'de Humanist' (issue 5?, 2006)

The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) or simply North Korea as most know it, has tested a nuclear weapon. The world is in outrage, as was to be expected, and the DPRK boasted about being glorious in their patented way.

But in the end, with so many full fledged nuclear states, is a small upstart such as the DPRK really that much of a problem?

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!vilerage Feb 18, 2010

The French have nukes? Hmm... you learn something new every day!

~nazi-soviet-crusader Aug 31, 2009

china and russia support DPRK pakistan dosnt give a fuck

~RustyCaffeine Mar 18, 2008 Hobbyist Photographer

We should focus less on the missiles that he's pointing at Japan and instead focus on liberating the country in a way that does not involve occupation.

~javamocha Nov 24, 2007

i though they detrimined that their bomb just exploded but didn't go nuclear

~trs Nov 27, 2007 Digital Artist

Well, as far as I know, they never quite figured out what happened, what with all the secrecy in the DPRK and all, but their nuclear experiment did seem to be a failure. Regardless, if it weren't for the fact that they stopped pushing towards developing the bomb, their success would surely only have been a matter of time.

Of course, knowing the DPRK leadership, I wouldn't be surprised if something went wrong in the negotiations and they started again.

But on the other hand, China might have made it clear to them that it doesn't appreciate them potentially going nuclear.

~javamocha Nov 27, 2007

this was probably one of the few time someone from homeland security has ever contacted a geologist

~nado21 Jul 2, 2007 Student General Artist

you now it might had been funny if it didnt cause pain and blood
the only thing i can say its really true great job ^^

~ScifiguyTR Apr 2, 2007

You know, it would be even funnier if it wasn't so bloody true.

And for those of us on the west coast of the US...North Korea having a possibly-launchable nuclear device with intent to use is quite a problem. Or at least I would think so.

~trs Apr 6, 2007 Digital Artist

Indeed. Though I think the actual threat the DPRK poses to the US is negligible. The North has always been very paranoid about the intentions of other nations, that's true, but they've also always had a great survival instinct. (not considering the internal situation, of course) Kim Jung-Il has been described more than once as a very calculating and intelligent man. He's certainly not as crazy as some media would have you believe.

I don't believe a man so desperate to stay in power would make the mistake of actually firing a nuclear device at the US. It would almost definitely result in a retaliation that would leave his country devastated. Certainly, that would be the end of his regime.

~bluelink97 Sep 14, 2011

One can't be 100% sure the US would realiate with their own nuclear barrage, if that's what you're implying. Mainly because the radiation travels a decent distance if I remember correctly. For instance, a nuke hit on Pyongyang could possibly spread radiation over Seoul. I don't believe the US would do that.

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