Bluegrassrivals

http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/07...?hpt=hp_t2
TRIPOLI, Libya (CNN) - A potent stash of Russian-made surface-to-air missiles is missing from a huge Tripoli weapons warehouse amid reports of weapons looting across war-torn Libya.
They are Grinch SA-24 shoulder-launched missiles, also known as Igla-S missiles, the equivalent of U.S.-made Stinger missiles.
Peter Bouckaert, Human Rights Watch emergencies director, told CNN he has seen the same pattern in armories looted elsewhere in Libya, noting that "in every city we arrive, the first thing to disappear are the surface-to-air missiles."
He said such missiles can fetch many thousands of dollars on the black market.
"We are talking about some 20,000 surface-to-air missiles in all of Libya, and I've seen cars packed with them." he said. "They could turn all of North Africa into a no-fly zone."

Things could get real ugly around the world with these on the loose. A country can not force leadership change only though air strikes, you need to put boots on the ground to secure stuff like this.

What about their other weapons? including biological, chemical, and nuclear.

This isn't as big of a deal as you'd think, but it's still a big deal. I know the Stinger can't lock on to U.S. aircraft, but I'm not sure about these. You'd think so, but I think it has something to do with the aircraft signature, not the weapon. I'm not sure.

But yeah, it was this weapon, or another variant, that took down the Chinook carrying all those JSOC SEAL's.

SA-24s are designed to target front-line aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and drones. They can shoot down a plane flying as high as 11,000 feet and can travel 19,000 feet straight out

^^^Those you refer to are alot stronger than the Strela's I was referring to. Wow, that changes things quite a bit.