A Noiseless Flash

'0900 Through Protective Goggles on the USS Appalachian,' watercolor by Grant Powers of nuclear bomb test at Bikini Atoll, 1946. Held by the U.S. Department of the Navy.

So, the North Koreans have a nuke and they tested it in October. I know people have said Karl Rove is good, but never did I think he was good enough to pull off this sort of October Surprise!