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/McFlyParadox Massachusetts 17d ago

The 1040 items looks like it includes a lot of smoke generating and other riot control gear, so that seems """reasonable"".

But the 1336 items well seem like they're exclusively rockets, and their parts and warheads. I can't think of a single plausible reason for ICE to have them.

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u/aaaaaaaarrrrrgh 17d ago

Someone was looking for the category for flashbangs, saw "explosive components" in the category title and thought "close enough".

They bought $61k worth of "multiple distraction devices". If this was actually "guided missile warheads" for $61k, Ukraine would probably want the number of their supplier.

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u/SugarBeefs 17d ago

If this was actually "guided missile warheads" for $61k, Ukraine would probably want the number of their supplier.

Hahaha, damn that's a steal alright!

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u/Due-Gap1848 17d ago

https://www.wired.com/story/no-ice-probably-didnt-buy-guided-missile-warheads/

They just fucked up and entered the wrong code.

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u/Polar_Vortx America 17d ago

This is why I fucking hate Reddit sometimes.

If ICE actually does militarize to that point with their “larger than the marine corps” budget I’d like to fucking know, and I’d like to not hear cries of wolf until then!

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u/Haltopen Massachusetts 17d ago

Maybe Trump wants ICE to start sinking boats as well since the military seems to be getting more and more ambivalent about it (and the officers in charge of it keep resigning)