to an extent yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superpower

We probably could.

so could russia and china and everybody else with nukes

Thanks to M.A.D.

> so could russia and china and everybody else with nukes

not quite

Mutually Assured Destruction

it's a bit more complex than just saying MAD

Someone say UK? My time to shine

In what way?

UK is non-canon <:ultrasmug:624684793199722498>

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a pre emptive strike could easily wipe away north korea's nuclear facilities and it doesn't have the power to retaliate against a real attack

America first, baby!

If you ain't first, you're last.

NK is bush league level nuke power

NK "nukes" are glorified jank-rockets.

the US should've done something about NK in 2003, when they withdrew from the NPT

bush couldn't find NK on the map, that's why

Bush was an incompetent moron and deep state.

like, who the fuck withdraws from a treaty saying "no nukes" while also saying "we're peaceful I promise guyz for real"

the whole Iraq war was based on Bush making a spelling error for "Iran"

did somebody say "nuke"?

I'm willing to bet NK withdrew at that time because of Bush's war on Iraq, it was the perfect opportunity

bruh when we turning china into a wasteland

move manufacturing first, convince the companies to do that

Into a glass parking lot? Never thanks to M.A.D., but man do I wish...

the perfect opportunity was back in 1953 when McAurthur said "fuck 'em!"

McArthur did nothing wrong

the older I get, the more I realize Joe McCarthy was an American hero too

Correct.

Death is preferable to communism.

the US should align itself with Vietnam if it hasn't already

I'm in Vietnam right now

really, what's it like

Communist in name only tbh

yeah, it's actually the most pro-capitalist country https://qz.com/394732/vietnam-overrun-by-communists-40-years-ago-is-now-the-no-1-fan-of-capitalism-on-the-planet/

The communist side died out when people got Hungry

no reee'ing pink-haired social justice warriors screaming about entitlements

it's capitalist af tbh, everybody here is just hustling trying to make a living

still a one party state

Vietnam opened some kind of "capsule" hotel recently. Not sure whether to find it interesting or strange.

yeah no democracy and bill of rights