Law empowers State to 'remove' MANPADS
The U.S. Secretary of State is now authorized to "secure, remove or eliminate" man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), small arms and light weapons outside the United States that pose a proliferation threat, according to a bill signed into law by President Bush Jan. 11. Other targeted weapons...
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