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A missile launcher was found in a man’s checked luggage at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Monday morning, Transportation Security Administration officers said. TSA officials said they tracked down the traveler and detained him for questions, according to WBAL. The man, a resident of Jacksonville, Texas, told TSA officials that he is an active military member and was traveling home from Kuwait. He told the officers that he wanted to keep the launcher as a souvenir. TSA says military weapons are not permitted in checked or carry-on luggage and the item was confiscated and handed over to the state...

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IRAN TESTS MULTIPLE MISSILE LAUNCHER - STATE TV. Headline only at this time.

A large, drab green missile launcher aimed vigilantly skyward has become one of the more distinctive landmarks in the Washington suburb of Bethesda, Md. The launcher claims a commanding position on the lawn at the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center's Carderock facility, a science and engineering center overlooking the Potomac River, the WASHINGTON POST will report on Tuesday. The six non-nuclear missiles in the launcher could ``counter an inbound threat.'' Opinions about the upscale neighborhood's newest security system have varied. Developing...