Episode 39: The Missile Naming Bureau. At Wonsan, a fictional HWASONG-8D missile is labeled DOTARD. An official announces that the English-language insult has passed final inspection while an anxious officer holds a lengthy launch authorization form naming the Dotard Don-Directed DPRK Diplomatic Displeasure Delivery Device. HOA News: Missile nomenclature negotiations conclude successfully; other negotiations remain pending.

Episode 39

The Missile Naming Bureau

Missile nomenclature negotiations conclude successfully; other negotiations remain pending.

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Context & sources

Breaking News: DPRK fires 2 missiles hours apart

HOA News: N Korea launched the Hwasong-8D (Dotard Don-Directed DPRK Diplomatic Displeasure Delivery Device)

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From the comic: “The missile is ready. The English-language insult has passed final inspection.” The fictional HWASONG-8D is named “Dotard Don-Directed DPRK Diplomatic Displeasure Delivery Device.” Bureaucracy also reaches new heights.

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