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What Does The 'Show Them What They Tried To Nuke' Meme Mean? 'Ursenseinina's Viral 'When I'm In A Western Country' Memes Explained
There's a hot new engagement bait meme going viral online lately, and it comes from the Japanese Instagram tutor ursenseinina.
The meme in question features a photo of the user under the caption, "When I'm in a western country so I show them what they tried to nuke," which has left some people confused.
So, what exactly does the "Show Them What They Tried to Nuke" meme mean, and why is it going viral? Here's what you need to know.
What Is The 'Show Them What They Tried To Nuke' Meme?
Niina Lee is an Instagram content creator, model and Japanese tutor with over 494,000 followers on her main Instagram account, @ursenseinina. She mostly posts modeling content, along with meme and entertainment content on Reels.
Most of her video content deals with being Japanese and tutoring people in Japanese.
On May 8th, 2025, Niina posted a video of herself walking down the street in a revealing top that gained over 139,000 likes in two months.
The caption reads, "When I'm in a western country so I show them what they tried to nuke." For those who don't know, the video is making a dark joke about the United States nuking Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 during World War 2.
How Is 'Show Them What They Tried To Nuke' Used In Memes?
Early in July 2025, a screenshot of ursenseinina's video was posted to a meme subreddit and gained over 11,000 upvotes in under a day. Then, it was reposted by X user @Rothmus to over 4,500 likes in a comparable few hours.
Following these viral posts, the /r/antimeme community and subreddit got a hold of it and edited it to directly reference Japan being nuked twice to the tune of over 940 upvotes in several hours.
Meanwhile, ursenseinina has continued to post her regular content on Instagram, including memes about Japan to her Reels and modeling shots to her feed.
Ultimately, the meme acts as a form of engagement bait, relying on ursenseinina to garner eyes and the out-of-context meme to encourage Googling and commenting.
For the full history of Engagement Bait, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
