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Four nose-cone fuses for intercontinental ballistic missiles were shipped instead of the helicopter batteries that Taiwan had requested, Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said.

The fuses were shipped to Taiwan in fall 2006 and kept in a warehouse there. The Taiwanese military informed the United States last week about their presence on the island.

"There are no nuclear or fissile materials associated with these items," Wynne said. "The United States is making all appropriate notifications in the spirit of candor and openness in an effort to avoid any misunderstanding


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hummm where have we heard that before Roll Eyes


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This don't sound like a news story to me a mix up in some Military Supply Depot or inventory book or inventory sent to the wrong place.
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Sully1 I heard this on the radio as I was driving through Knoxville tn this morning around 1:30am


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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,341591,00.html


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Coachman didn't mean it was not on the news just meant that some dumbass at the State Dept is blowing this out of shape.
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