«No. Korea could smuggle nuke into U. S. rather than use ICBM. Could smuggle inside a bale of marijuana…» tweeted Sherman.
«No. Korea could smuggle nuke into U. S. rather than use ICBM. Could smuggle inside a bale of marijuana…» tweeted Sherman, adding in a subsequent tweet: » …and might sell nukes to Iran, which has billions of hard currency. Waiting for answers…»
While experts dispute whether or not North Korea has successfully miniaturized a nuclear warhead, one thing is sure — Customs and Border Protection does its best on a daily basis to intercept illegal shipments of marijuana and other drugs to the US, and so does the Coast Guard.
It’s unclear what steps the US could take to crack down on smuggling that they’re not already actively taking. Perhaps border walls or increase scrutiny of immigrants and visitors would please Sherman.
Sherman isn’t even alone. GOP Congressman Trent Franks of Arizona also suggested nukes could be smuggled over the border in a bale of marijuana and went on to argue that the US should build a border wall to prevent such an event, as TPM reports.
