[ROCKLOBSTER]

If the Mythbusters can drive a Plymouth Fury by remote control, and considering the DWH folks, these world class engineers should be able to remotely be in there to git-er done.

Maybe the Japanese aren’t allowing Americans and other foreigners in there to help.

[Errant]

The Japanese are ahead or equal with robotics. My guess would be the age old enemies: bureaucracy and fear. What's needed is something massive in size. Controlling and collecting dust will be a huge issue during demolition along with a number of other technologies needed to be developed specifically for this job.

Reagan used to offer up the scenario of aliens attacking as a reason to unite the world. Here we have an actual threat to us all and still can't unite to solve it. We have to go create even more danger. Are we stupid or what?