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  • Relatively simple, 15+ year old, light weapons have taken out the Merkava IV, while you need a relatively sophisticated “top-attack” scheme to inflict lethal damage to an M1 with anything “manportable”.

    Matthew Yglesias » Gulf Stability and the New Iraq 2009

  • We did that by creating an operation codenamed Dark Night—a team of twelve Army Intelligence operatives who could sneak manportable nukes into Russia underneath their radar so to speak, and hold them hostage from within.

    State of the Union Brad Thor 2004

  • We did that by creating an operation codenamed Dark Night—a team of twelve Army Intelligence operatives who could sneak manportable nukes into Russia underneath their radar so to speak, and hold them hostage from within.

    State of the Union Brad Thor 2004

  • We did that by creating an operation codenamed Dark Night—a team of twelve Army Intelligence operatives who could sneak manportable nukes into Russia underneath their radar so to speak, and hold them hostage from within.

    State of the Union Brad Thor 2004

  • Its forces are limited in training and experience, and do not seem to have had anything like Hezbollah's access to the more modern and lethal manportable and crew served weapons - although it may well have some anti-tank guided weapon and manportable surface to air missiles in reserve.

    The Swamp 2009

  • Mr. Losada will discuss how Hughes Satellite-On-The-Move (OTM) and manportable solutions, optimized for the military and intelligence communities provide beyond-line-of-sight communications in today's conflict zones of mountainous and urban areas.

    unknown title 2009

  • “We’ll see about that,” said Stavropol as the elevator doors opened and two technicians wheeled out a dolly carrying Harvath’s supposed manportable nuke.

    State of the Union Brad Thor 2004

  • “Oh,” continued Harvath, “and just to sweeten the deal, we’re going to throw in a nice little manportable nuclear weapon.

    State of the Union Brad Thor 2004

  • “We’ll see about that,” said Stavropol as the elevator doors opened and two technicians wheeled out a dolly carrying Harvath’s supposed manportable nuke.

    State of the Union Brad Thor 2004

  • “Oh,” continued Harvath, “and just to sweeten the deal, we’re going to throw in a nice little manportable nuclear weapon.

    State of the Union Brad Thor 2004

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