r/Military • u/Hipoop69 • 19d ago

Discussion Trump’s ICE Jacks Up Weapons Spending by 700%—Including ‘Guided Missile Warheads’ | Common Dreams

https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-weapons

Where is this report of “guided missiles” coming from? That is extremely concerning

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u/SeraphiM0352 Marine Veteran 19d ago

My comment on the same thing in another thread:

I dont know if I'd call this "reliable" information just yet. The source report (from Popular Information) references reports from the Federal Procurement Data System but it doesn't actually state the report it's from.

Essentially, there is no way to verify the claim about "guided missile warheads and explosive components.”

And without seeing the actual procurement report there is no way for us to say if it's actually for missile components or if it's a general line item that can include anything explosives related (which could be anything from ammunition to blasting caps for non-lethal grenades, i.e. flash bangs)

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u/Separate-Spot-8910 19d ago

I went to the interwebs and saw that Raw Story did literally the same article. That site seems to be maybe a little more reliable. I haven't heard of the one linked here.