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AUTHORITIES are investigating the theft of 64 missile warheads from a train transporting military equipment to Bulgaria.
Interior ministry spokesman Marius Militaru said Sunday the components are not dangerous on their own - only when integrated into missile systems. Prosecutors said on nday they are investigating the theft.
Officials did not respond to inquiries regarding if the warheads contained explosives.
Tohan Zarnesti, the Romanian company that was shipping the warheads, produces artillery ammunition, ground to ground missiles and air to ground missiles and warheads for 122mm missiles.
Interior ministry spokesman Marius Militaru said Sunday the components are not dangerous on their own - only when integrated into missile systems. Prosecutors said on nday they are investigating the theft.
Originally posted by SieMa
Sound's like a fast and furious mission , If they have been recovered then all is good, If not then lets hope they have not fallen into the wrong hands
Military prosecutors and the gendarmerie have started an investigation and one scenario that is taken into consideration is that the warhead components were stolen by thieves to be sold as scrap metal, the paper reported.
Originally posted by Vitchilo
But of course, as always, they say all is safe...
64 missile warheads stolen from train
AUTHORITIES are investigating the theft of 64 missile warheads from a train transporting military equipment to Bulgaria.
Tohan Zarnesti, the Romanian company that was shipping the warheads, produces artillery ammunition, ground to ground missiles and air to ground missiles and warheads for 122mm missiles.
A lot of countries (China-Russia-Iran-NKorea-Syria-Egypt) would like that warhead technology...edit on 18-7-2011 by Vitchilo because: (no reason given)
First of all those are rockets, not missiles. Rockets are FAR less sophisticated and it's a regular artillery warhead.........nothing top secret or special about them at all. Second, these devices were designed by the soviets so I doubt any of the countries you listed don't already have this technology to begin with. The people who stole these weapons are most likely "terrorists" and not foreign countries.edit on 18-7-2011 by Fitch303 because: (no reason given)edit on 18-7-2011 by Fitch303 because: (no reason given)
A lot of countries (China-Russia-Iran-NKorea-Syria-Egypt) would like that warhead technology...