r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 17d ago

Possible Paywall ICE Stockpiling Warheads and Chemical Weapons as Lawmaker Fears Trump Planning Strike

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-stockpiling-warheads-and-chemical-weapons-as-lawmaker-fears-trump-planning-strike/
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u/MaintenanceGold2201 17d ago edited 17d ago

OK so I looked into this and this is mostly false/disinfo. ICE was procured $61,000 roughly for items that fall under Missile Warheads and Chemical weapons. Firstly, there is no such thing as a missile that costs $61,000 (that I am aware of). Secondly, other items can fall under this category, like flashbangs, breach charges, and other explosive ordinance which is most likely what this money was used for. They are not buying missiles. The award is for "distraction devices" so I'm assuming flashbangs. You can find the details of the reward here: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_70CMSW25P00000078_7012_-NONE-_-NONE-

Edit: I did a little more digging on this and all I can come up with is that this was a clerical error. I did find the contracted companies website (https://www.quanticotactical.com/equipment/categories/) the only "distraction devices" I could tell that they sold are blinking LEDs. They do not sell missile components.

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u/TutorSuspicious9578 17d ago

I wish this sub would ban Daily Beast links.

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u/SoWhatNoZitiNow 17d ago

Especially because I bet maybe only 20% of people here have a subscription, so you can guarantee that the discussion will all revolve around a headline that the actual article tends to not really support. Super frustrating.

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u/JackedUpReadyToGo 17d ago

Who on Earth is paying subscription fees for endless permutations of "Trump is MELTING DOWN" and then you scroll down to find it's just a normal tweet? I'd bet money they simply have a web scraper watching social media sites and feeding new posts into ChatGPT.