[TigerLikesRooster]

I guess that Russians want to make sure they won't have another Chernobyl in Russian Far East. On the other hand, this could also be a media blitz to nudge N. Korea into 6-way talks.

AmericanInTokyo first commented on this story at (reply 14, reply 19.) Later, I came across it in a S. Korean site which refered to this article in hani.co.kr. So I decided to post it here after translating it.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[FreedomCalls]

Way to go Putin!

[Elliott Jackalope]

If true, then this is quite interesting, and reminds me of the old joke that goes like this...

"You know what you have when you have a mothball in one hand and a mothball in the other hand? You have one moth's undivided attention!"

North Korea is now looking at the U.S. coming at them from one direction, and Russian missiles coming at them from another direction. I do believe we have one particular little moth's undivided attention.

[Cyber Liberty]

I hope Putin clears all this with the French, the Germans and Tom Dasshole.

[scab4faa]

Hey everybody! Nuke em if ya got em!

[VRWC_minion]

A strike based on a war breaking out is not a pre-emtive strike.

[RightWhale]

Does Russia have the capability without going nuclear itself?

[1stFreedom]

Think of a band of friendly thieves. On the surface, they get along to varying degrees. Underneath, they are trying to pickpocket one another.

This is how I view the relationship between the US, China, and Russia. We might not be at cold war anymore, be we are still undermining each other in subtle and not so subtle ways.

At the same time, we have to deal with rouge nations which present a threat to the interests of all three countries. We should be backing each other up, which appears to be the case. After all, none of the three countries wants to be struck with a nukes or nuke fallout from N Korea. A multi tiered plan assures all countries that one way or another, rouge states will be neutralized.

Think of it as a good old boys club: rouge states need not apply to the nuclear club.

[Monty22]

Talk about something I thought was IMPOSSIBLE in my lifetime!

USA and Russia joining forces against nk???

[GOP_1900AD]

"Ooops. Sorry. We missed. Sorry about all those people in Seoul."

Seriously, the Russians LOVE the DPRK. Good cop bad cop. They would NOT nuke the DPRK. This smells of disinfo.

[Califelephant]

Bush's policy of not giving in to NK's demands is looking better and better and better. The dominos are falling into place, and they're not falling the way Kim wanted them to.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I don't know how serious Russia is, but I'll bet we have a pre-emptive strike plan. North Korea is going to have to be dealt with very soon. Millions of people will die. The only question is, will Americans be among those dead? Not bloody likely!!

[Daus]

The 11,200 ton ship carries 64 S300 ship-to-air missiles and 16 P500 ship-to-ship missiles, which can be used to attack N. Korean missile bases.

Attacking land based targets with air defence and ship to ship missles? Interesting..... :)

[marshmallow]

Rich irony.

The original source and propagating power behind communism, now repentant and reformed, destroys its own progeny and one time staunch ally.

[firebrand]

Oh goody. I always wondered just how the thing was going to start.

[George W. Bush]

I wouldn't count on the Russkies having the nerve to do it. Or their military being able to get the job done.

[Calpernia]

Ping

[scannell]

I love all this, but one should at least note that the Russians were sure against the U.S. taking pre-emptive action in Iraq when it was the U.S. that was being threatened by Islamic Jihad and other islamic terrorist.

[democrats_nightmare]

I love the smell of radioactive Kimche in the morning...

[Orion78]

Russia will guarantee the security of North Korea (4/10/03)