Not long ago I mentioned that there was a suggestion that China use the Moon as a launch site for nuclear weapons. Apparently, there is some subtle propaganda bolstering that notion:

Chinese rover diorama shows Europe being nuked

The photo is  Reuters shot, and being unthrilled with the notion of being sued I’ll just let y’all go look if you want. But it’s an industry show with a mockup of the Yutu lunar rover with a stock image of Earth (“Nuclear Explosion on Earth from Space”) as a backdrop…. but it’s an Earth with a ginormous mushroom cloud over Europe.

UPDATE: It’s *not* really a “stock image” so much as a piece of art posted on Deviant Art.

“EDIT: Many thanks to the chinese goverment for stealing & printing my work, with no credit. www.n-tv.de/wissen/China-will-….

I hope your Jade Rabbit falls into a ditch on the moon and is unable to recover, you communist bastards.”