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| South Korea to deploy Russian tanks |
| 2004-03-09 |
| South Korea will deploy Russian tanks and other combat vehicles along the heavily fortified zone separating it from communist North Korea, a foreign news agency reported on Tuesday. Ain’t irony ironic? The tanks are part of a US$534 million shipment of Russian arms, including military helicopters, taken by South Korea in 2002 to offset a US$1.95 billion debt owed by Moscow. Short of hard cash, but plenty of arms laying around. The T-80 U tanks and BMP-3 infantry combat vehicles will be arrayed along eastern and central sections of the zone by year’s end. Think Kimmi will denounce the Ruskies for arming the South Koreans? Me neither. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #8 There might be confusion, but I think that's what the SK forces are hoping for. I suspect the SKs will have better C3 over their T80s than the NorKs will. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-3-9 9:46:19 PM |
| #7 Is this kinda stupid?If South Korea is going to use the Russian armor(why not sell it?)wouldn't it be wiser to use it for southern reserve units.Instead of putting it on border where supposed foes use similar equipment,perhaps leading to massive confusion if attack came,and where infitrators would have familiarity w/armor and could possib use themselves. |
| Posted by: Stephen 2004-3-9 5:48:37 PM |
| #6 What kinda clubs? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-3-9 3:48:08 PM |
| #5 When some poor creep owes you money, has no cash and offers you some golf clubs or a frig or a PC in a box never opened in partial payment of the debt, you take what you can get. |
| Posted by: Garrison 2004-3-9 2:05:01 PM |
| #4 These things are |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-3-9 12:06:40 PM |
| #3 Hope they sent lots of spare parts. They'll need them. |
| Posted by: gromky 2004-3-9 11:23:11 AM |
| #2 Not yet #1. Upside down and inside out will be when President Kerry ships M1A2's to Kimmie for promises to shut down the Nork nukes. |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2004-3-9 11:16:38 AM |
| #1 man things have turned upside down and inside out.... |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-3-9 10:45:46 AM |