Authorities Searching for Missing Missile Guidance Systems from Raytheon

Boston Business Journal ^ | September 13, 2005

[anymouse]

Looks more like the work of al-quada or ChiCom operatives. Tucson is a short drive from the Mexican border. Now that x42 isn't in office they have to resort to less subtle methods for obtaining military technology secrets.

[txhurl]

Indeed it does look like AQ fingerprints. Worrisome.

[xrp]

How lovely.

[lilylangtree]

Refuse to let Raytheon bid on anything until they find the goods that were stolen.

[Rebelbase]

Didn't Clinton give them to China? Oh wait, that was the Loral technology.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Paging Bernard Schwartz.

[Perdogg]

Rama-dam, here we come.

[Hank Rearden]

Indeed it does look like AQ fingerprints. Worrisome.

Hey, terrorism is not suspected. Terrorism is never suspected. Perhaps if the government was properly funded, it would be.

So cough up.

[pa mom]

Do we have confirmation of this from anyone other than Boston Business Journal? Can't see it on Fox or others.

[Blogger]

Saweeettttt!

[konaice]

It seems like it was an opportunistic crime where somebody could have seen the trailer and decided they wanted the trailer with no thought about what was inside it,"

Who is this Barney Fife police chief anyway? What a supid thing to say. Even if true, it reflects an absurdly laid back attitude for a crime of this importance.

[green iguana]

"It seems like it was an opportunistic crime where somebody could have seen the trailer and decided they wanted the trailer with no thought about what was inside it"

That makes perfect sense. This guidance system test equipment would be worthless (well, it would be worth the value of the scrap metal) to anyone but Raytheon.

[kellynla]

terrific...more incompetence!

we don't have to worry about selling arms to the Chicoms & Muslim terrorists, all we have to do and stand around and wait for them to come pick them up for FREE...

It's nothing short of a miracle that this whole country hasn't been blown to hell with all the arms that have been lost over the years!

[green iguana]

for a crime of this importance

Funny, we both quoted the same line, yet with very different takes. What importance do you attribute to this theft?

[Zathras]

FBI agents were quoted as saying 'we did find our bu**s though with both hands'

[KC_for_Freedom]

Unfortunately many companies have trucks or trailers with equipment that they may need to check out a system in a remote location. The equipment in my opinion would not mean much to someone unless they were part of the troubleshooting team. There are frequently no drawings or documentation of equipment like this. I suspect the article is correct in that the thief probably wanted a nice trailer, and more than likely will not be able to make used of what was inside the trailer.

[Pessimist]

This is a job for Lojack.

[jerri]

The FBI is searching for a trailer full of Raytheon Co. precision guidance systems used to test missiles, after the equipment was stolen Sunday.

KVOA quote Tucson Police Sgt. Mark Robinson saying. "It's purely testing equipment and it has no street value whatsoever. But it has value to Raytheon and they need it back."

Sounds like Robinson is trying to play down the theft as unimportant.

[Minnesocold]

I wish this was just a plot line from "24"....

[dead]

Has anybody looked in Sandy Berger's socks?