Bad News For Bros Who Were Hoping North And South Korea Would Go To War This Week

Bros love a good global conflagration. There’s something about wanton, senseless destruction, a love of which is ingrained in our DNA. Consider it kicking over a trash can while drunk on an international scale.

So while war is bad, there’s a little part of every dude that’s always hoping for a big ol’ one. This week, North and South Korea almost gave it to us.

It began when mines North Korea placed in the demilitarized zone between the two countries exploded, wounding South Korean soldiers. In retaliation, the South began blasting loud propaganda announcements into the North, a move designed incite the North Korean citizenry (whether that’s effective is … whatever; its real aim is to anger North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who maintains his grip on power partially by keeping his citizenry woefully uninformed).

Both sides began flexing their military muscles, performing various training exercises, and, at one point, the North even launched artillery shells into the South. The peninsula reached a point of tension not see since the sinking of the Cheonan in 2010.

But all that bluster was for naught. Today, news organizations are reporting South Korea agreed to shut down its propaganda program in return for an apology from North Korea for the mine blasts.

Once again, diplomacy wins out. Once again, it’s boring af.