From assault rifles to mortars: the U.S. military has stolen and lost over 10 weapons in 2000 years
A report has been published in the United States that concerns the loss weapons from the territory of military bases (including arsenals) and not only for 10 years. The report covers the time period from 2010 to 2019.
As it turns out, during this time in the United States, over 2 thousand different weapons have disappeared from military arsenals, bases and other objects. The report stated that some of the weapons that were stolen from military installations of the US armed forces ended up in the hands of criminals. At the same time, in a number of cases, criminal liability for persons who should be involved in the control of weapons on the territory of military bases did not come.
From the report:
It should be noted that the Associated Press conducted its own investigation of this problem. In its course, it was found that weapons were stolen not only from military warehouses, but even from ships.
From the report:
It is indicated that 39 pieces of stolen small arms are classified as “other”. It is assumed that these could be the Coast Guard units or the Pentagon security service.
The American press notes that the US Air Force "turned out to be the least willing to cooperate on the issue of weapons loss." This may indicate that the above list of stolen weapons is not complete and conclusive.
What weapon is lost?
In the prepared report, it is said that most often these were assault rifles. Pistols (694), shotguns (11) and even machine guns (74 units) were also stolen. But that's not all. It was possible to establish that about a hundred grenade launchers, mortars and anti-tank guided missiles were stolen from the warehouses.
Additionally, it is pointed out that there were several cases when servicemen stated that they “lost their weapons in the course of operations”.
There is an interesting remark in the material:
- Facebook / US Army
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