I would do this..
Have the delete button on the article page link to a delete page, (with the approprate security)
This also allows you to prompt the user with an 'are you sure you want to delete this'
and/or
Show / Hide the button on the article page, dependent on the login, so that if an admin is logged in , they can see the button, if a user (non admin) is logged in , they can't.