The consequences can be deadly. In August, an artillery shell exploded at a Mississippi recycling yard. Chris Smith saw his co-worker bleed out right there. “For no reason at all,” Smith said. https://apnews.com/article/US-military-explosives-stolen-discovered-in-homes-9e72a922bfe34fa5d13e642bd12cdc35 …pic.twitter.com/EfOZSsQ0Ly
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Explosives have been recovered in homes and storage units, inside barracks and alongside roads. These are not rusty war trophies — they came from military shipments or bases over the past decade.http://apne.ws/93VEuKm
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The
@AP’s AWOL Weapons investigation has shown that poor accountability and insider thefts have led to the loss of more than 2,000 military firearms since 2010. Some guns have been used in civilian crimes, including shootings. http://apne.ws/pPDUDuiShow this thread -
In response to the
@AP investigation, Congress is set to require detailed loss and theft reports from the military. But those reforms won’t make it harder to steal explosives, which are harder to account for than firearms. http://apne.ws/hTLeurAShow this thread -
In 2018, authorities found C4 and armor-piercing grenades in a former Marine’s home. The case was one of many
@AP found in which the military didn't know explosives were missing. http://apne.ws/YWuNRZfShow this thread -
Authorities caught a lucky break in another 2018 case. When investigating one explosives theft at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, they stumbled on a second case: A sergeant had taken 13 pounds of C4 plastic explosive. http://apne.ws/DosVSDw pic.twitter.com/aP1hQYRmlm
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The sergeant said he stole the C4 because he feared society would disintegrate if Donald Trump lost in 2016. “I had one thing on my mind,” he told military investigators. “I am protecting my family and my constitutional rights.” http://apne.ws/arDlIwd pic.twitter.com/durlAmZV6U
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The
@AP is investigating lost or stolen military weapons, including those that end up in America’s streets and homes. Read the full AWOL Weapons series: http://apne.ws/KvS9uQwShow this thread
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