14,000 Assault Rifle Rounds Are Missing From Fort Bragg North Carolina

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Army investigators are searching for 14,000 rounds of ammunition missing from Fort Bragg, NC home to US Army 82nd Airborne Division and Special Forces teams.

CNN reports that Army spokesman Staff Sgt. Joshua Ford says the ammunition was noticed missing by the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 82 Airborne Wednesday night.

The missing bullets may be usd in both M-16 and M-4 assault rifles.

After commanders were notified Wednesday about 3,500 soldiers were placed on lockdown during an initial search, but nothing was found and the lockdown was lifted.

Lt. Colonel David Connolly of the 82nd Airborne Division says, "The incident is currently under investigation and all appropriate measures are being taken to locate the small arms ammunition that was discovered missing."

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Qaddafi's Heat Seeking Missiles And Other Notorious Missing Weapons From History

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Massive amounts of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) have vanished from Libyan weapon stockpiles and flooded local markets to such a degree that prices for the illegal arms are actually dropping.

According to The New York Times, at least one weapons cache at a schoolbook warehouse had been ransacked, with numerous SA-7 and newer SA-24 missiles missing. 

While international forces find the threat from these weapons credible, France has dispatched additional security to numerous civilian airports, it's impossible to secure all the weapons before falling into dealers hands.

There is some good news, however, the chemical weapons and poison gas belonging to Qaddafi appear to be safe.

This isn't the first time numerous or especially potent weapons have disappeared or gone unaccounted for.

From small-arms to nuclear bombs, nearly every kind of weapon you can think of has been lost by one nation or another.

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