[cookcounty]

" missiles stamped with "2003" on them. Either that was the manufacturing date or the shipping date."

Why would it have to be one of these two? It could be a lot-number, and expiration date, a reference number of some sort, a re-shipping date. It said "KDN 2003" What does "KDN" refer to? It doesn't look French as use the letter "k" is a fairly rare occurance in french ( more like the frequency of a "z" or "Q" in english). It seems hasty to limit it to "shpping or mfg date.

[TastyManatees]

Could be.

[ctonious]

Or, it could be a "Use before 2003" caution, before it begins to taste bad.

[archy]

" missiles stamped with "2003" on them. Either that was the manufacturing date or the shipping date."

Why would it have to be one of these two? It could be a lot-number, and expiration date, a reference number of some sort, a re-shipping date. It said "KDN 2003" What does "KDN" refer to? It doesn't look French as use the letter "k" is a fairly rare occurance in french ( more like the frequency of a "z" or "Q" in english). It seems hasty to limit it to "shpping or mfg date.

Battery and seeker-coolant expiration *use-by* date.

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