Every Country Should Have One Nuclear Bomb
Comedian and juggler Marcus Monroe (winner of the Andy Kaufman Award, appearances on The Late Show and MTV) boards the subway with one explosive idea — every country should be allowed just one nuclear bomb. He explains why this would “level the playing field” in global politics, how it could actually prevent wars, and the surprising way juggling relates to international diplomacy. Along the ride, Marcus and Kareem talk world peace, absurd hypotheticals, and life as a performer. Credits: Host: Kareem Rahma Guest: Marcus Monroe Creators: Kareem Rahma & Andrew Kuo Camera: Anthony DiMieri & Tian Sippel Editor: Tyler Christie Associate Producer: Ramy Shafi Artwork: Andrew Lawandus
Summary
Comedian and juggler Marcus Monroe steps onto the train with a provocative proposition: every country should have exactly one nuclear bomb. He argues it would level the playing field in global politics and eliminate the guessing game of who has what arsenal. Right now there are 12,469 nukes spread across 195 countries, so Marcus is pitching a reduction to just 195 total. Kareem pushes back, preferring zero bombs altogether, but Marcus counters that his plan is at least realistic. The conversation spirals into absurd territory as they debate bomb sizes, whether small countries should get bigger weapons, and if the size should match the target country. Marcus admits he'd prefer world peace too, but points out that "everyone's going to be like, yeah, you idiot, of course." He knows his take is designed to get people talking. The juggling and diplomacy connection? You'll have to watch to find out.
Full Transcript
So, what's your take? I think that every country should have one nuclear bomb.
100% disagree. I think that that's
How many bombs do you think they should have? Zero.
Oh, well, that's good, too. I would like I would obviously prefer that. Every country should have zero, but if they're going to have any, it should just be one. So, you're saying you're not saying you're pro-nuclear bomb. You're saying you just want to limit the amount that are available.
If every country has one,
Okay,
Then every other then there's no guessing. I wonder how many bombs Chad has. I wonder how many bombs Brazil has. We know you have one. So if you use it, then you're like, "We don't. We're defenseless. We got no bombs and everyone knows it." And also you're kind of a jerk.
Is there a size like like not too big?
So you're thinking like the radius of the bomb wouldn't be
Yeah, I think that they should be small.
We can talk about that. How big do you think it should be?
Like not big enough to destroy an entire country?
Yeah, that would probably be a good thing because countries like people different shapes and sizes. So, I think you're right. We should have
Well, maybe it should be based on the size of the country. The big countries get small bombs. The small countries get big bombs.
But what if it's based on the country that you're bombing? If they're a big country, you get a bigger bomb. If they're a smaller country, you get a little tiny nuclear bomb.
Oh, don't do that with me. A little tiny tiny nuclear bomb.
I don't know. I think I I think that it's I think that having any nuclear bombs was a bad idea.
Oh, totally. There's 12,469 out there right now. I mean, the last three digits up, but there's definitely 12,000 and there's only 195 countries. So, I'm here coming on your show to say, let's take out 11,800 of those bombs.
Okay, I get what you're saying. You're saying right now there are too many.
Oh, there's way too many.
And you don't want to go to zero cuz that's not realistic.
You know how people are like, "Don't take away my guns." Well, if everyone has one gun, that actually that would be that bad example. Don't print that.
Do you think that if everyone had one bomb, the world would be a safer place?
Absolutely. There wouldn't be any bullies in the world, right? Wait, you disagree with me, Kareem? Don't tell me you disagree with me.
I like evening the playing field. I think that's a nice
Thank you. So, you 100% agree.
I think that there should be none.
I do too. I agree with you.
No, you think that every country should have one. I think every country should have none.
Well, yeah, but that's not going to get the internet talking, is it? Hey, I think there should be peace. Everyone's going to be like, "Yeah, you idiot. Of course." But let's bring Come on. Just one bomb is all I'm That's all I'm saying. Is that bad? Am I going to get in trouble? It's pretty good. Pretty good take. Could have done could have could have started the the whole series with this take and you would have gotten viral right away. But it's all actually. Yeah, I'll get off next, I think.