The internet questions the logic of smuggling nukes in bales of weed

Satec 20, 2025

"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.

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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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