Looted Libyan missiles dangerous but difficult to use
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PARIS — Thousands of surface-to-air missiles pillaged in Libya pose less of a risk than feared as most militant groups in sub-Saharan Africa lack the knowhow and the equipment to fire them, experts say.
The Soviet-made SA-7 is a man-portable low-altitude missile with a high explosive and passive infrared homing device that could pose a nightmare in the Sahel where an al-Qaeda affiliate, among other groups, is active.
While some fear they could be used to target commercial flights if they fell into the wrong hands, others say that using them is not so simple and that they could turn out to be just scrap metal, if not properly stored.
The arsenal of toppled Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi comprised about 20,000 such missiles, initially manufactured in the former Soviet Union since 1972 and then in other east European countries, according to experts..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110924com3.html
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tingnan n'yo nga kung gaano katino si gadaffi. napakaraming missiles hindi niya ginamit. napakawlnghiya talaga ng malabuwayang kalbong agila at nato.
"The arsenal of toppled Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi comprised about 20,000 such missiles, initially manufactured in the former Soviet Union since 1972 and then in other east European countries, according to experts."
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