Ukraine and Kazakhstan demonstrated a similar pattern of cooperation when they decided to rid themselves of the nuclear weapons, intercontinental ballistic missiles and heavy bombers inherited from the Soviet Union.

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But the fall of Gadhafi opened up a black market arms bazaar across North Africa, and western intelligence agencies believe AQIM may have acquired anti-aircraft missiles along with other heavy weapons, as well as plenty of vehicles, essential in a region of few (and dilapidated) roads.

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However, he said there was no indication that the rebels were armed with heavy weapons or surface-to-air missiles.

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They're basically very large, heavy, fast rocks being launched at incoming missiles.

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Honeywell began the MRAM effort in 1984 at the urging of the Department of Defense, which needed memory for satellites and long-range missiles that could withstand radiation in space without the addition of heavy shielding.

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Cruise missiles and jet fighters work against fixed targets, concentrations of forces or heavy weapons on open ground.

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The U.S. heavy bomber fleet consisted of fewer than 400 B-52s, none of which carried air-launched cruise missiles.

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As the United States has no idea how many SS-18 missiles the Russians actually have in their inventory, even the monitored destruction of all "declared" heavy ICBMs may leave Moscow in a position to utilize these silos in the future to launch SS-18s.

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