war weapons
Aug
15
2017
The cartoon portrays Kim Jong-un as a bullfighter wielding missiles against a bull bearing Donald Trump's head and hair. This visual responds to North Korea's series of ICBM tests in summer 2017 that escalated tensions with the United States. The image frames the North Korean leader as actively provoking the American president. Publication occurred as Pyongyang conducted multiple missile launches and the Trump administration weighed responses. The metaphor underscores the dangerous game of nuclear brinkmanship unfolding at the time.
