Bush Signs Bill Empowering 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 U.S. that pose a proliferation threat, according to a bill signed by President Bush into law Jan. 11. Other targeted weapons entail...

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