The 'Nuke Russia' Petition meme stems from a viral 2015 video by media analyst Mark Dice. In the video, Dice approaches beachgoers in Southern California, asking them to sign a petition supporting a preemptive nuclear strike against Russia to maintain American global dominance. The shocking part of the footage was how many people casually signed the petition without reading or questioning the extreme request. As a meme, it is used to satirize low-information voters, the lack of critical thinking in modern society, and the 'NPC' trope where individuals blindly follow whatever they are told by an authoritative figure with a clipboard.