[spetznaz]

According to news reports, the CIA has already bought back a lot of stingers in Afghanistan

From the article:An offer by America to repurchase proved unsuccessful as none were reportedly sold

I just hope the battery systems on those Stingers are as dry as a bone.

[Cicero]

Humm. You're probably right. I read the opposite somewhere, but as I said I wasn't sure I believed it. Now I believe it less.

[Dialup Llama]

>I just hope the battery systems on those Stingers are as dry as a bone.

I read articles that say new weapons such as Stingers and mines have a limited lifespans programmed into them. Is that true? I hope so.