The internet questions the logic of smuggling nukes in bales of weed
"What if Kim Jong-un snuck nukes into the U.S. ... in weeeed?"
No, that's not a question posed by a dude outside a Hardee's. It was a scenario imagined by a member of Congress.
During a briefing Wednesday, Brad Sherman raised some concerns about North Korea with Vice President Mike Pence. Later, he tweeted out what was said, and while he made a few good points, the internet only remembers one of them.
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Yep. He suggested North Korea could smuggle nuclear weapons into the United States in "a bale of marijuana." The logic of this strategy evaded Twitter.
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Later, the Democratic congressman tried to clarify his previous comments.
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Don't worry Brad, your constituents live in California. They're probably digging your far-out scenario.
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Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.
