LONDON -- Russia secretly offered to sell North Korea technology that could help the rogue state protect nuclear stockpiles and safeguard weapons secrets from international scrutiny, but officials backed off after the arms flirtation was publicized.

Russian officials touted the equipment to the communist regime at an information technology exhibition in Pyongyang late last month -- just days before North Korea sparked international alarm by launching a salvo of short- and long-range missiles into the sea between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

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Hot Air: Russia: Lending North Korea a nuclear helping hand

Contributed by Bill Faith on July 9, 2006 at 10:57 AM in Bill Faith, NoKo, Russia | Permalink

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Posted by: Jim Bartimus

Yikes, I thought we were buddies, did I miss something?
I need to go talk to Rurik now....

Posted by: Jim Bartimus | Jul 9, 2006 12:39:28 PM

Posted by: Anna

Don't know what happened with Putin over the last few years, but he really did do a major turn around...either that or he was a really good actor.

Posted by: Anna | Jul 9, 2006 1:12:42 PM

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