Stolen Australian Military Launchers

[Annie]

http://www.news.com.au/sundayheraldsun/story/0,21985,21017005-662,00.html

Terror nuke rocket attack plotted

By James Madden and Simon Kearney

January 06, 2007 11:55am
Article from: The Daily Telegraph


NUMEROUS Sydney buildings, including the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor and others housing US companies, were terrorist targets for illegally-bought Australian rocket launchers.

The Saturday Daily Telegraph can reveal alleged terrorists who obtained five of the launchers – believed to have been stolen from the Australian army – discussed using them on the US targets.

One of the targets was a high-rise building near Hyde Park which is the base for American Express.

Another was the nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights, NSW Assistant Police Commissioner Nick Kaldas said today.

Yesterday, a 28-year-old unemployed Leumeah man was in Central Local Court, charged with illegally obtaining and selling seven of the stolen rocket launchers...

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...Police have only recovered one of the launchers from Darwiche – who had agreed to assist police.

At a police press conference yesterday, officers revealed they believed five launchers had found their way into the hands of one or more Sydney terror suspects.

Abdul-Rahman did not apply for bail or appear in the courtroom and was remanded to appear in Central Local Court again next Wednesday.

 

[MissileMan]

http://www.news.com.au/sundayheraldsun/story/0,21985,21017005-662,00.html

Unless I missed something, these weren't nuclear rockets...one of their targets was a nuclear reactor. Disturbing no doubt, but nowhere near as dire as the thread title suggests.

 

[Annie]

Unless I missed something, these weren't nuclear rockets...one of their targets was a nuclear reactor. Disturbing no doubt, but nowhere near as dire as the thread title suggests.

I read it quick, you may be right. You are correct:

...illegally-bought Australian rocket launchers.

The Saturday Daily Telegraph can reveal alleged terrorists who obtained five of the launchers – believed to have been stolen from the Australian army – discussed using them on the US targets...