Why Libya's Unguarded Weapon Stockpiles Are Dangerous

Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters load a truck with weapons after finding a cache inside a house in the village of Qasr Abu Hadi, the birthplace of Moammar Gadhafi. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Afp/Getty Images)

The Threat Of Unguarded Weapons Stockpiles In Libya -- Epoch Times

Both before and after the death of Gadhafi, and before the declaration of the full liberation of Libya by the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC), worrying reports surfaced about huge stockpiles of weapons left unguarded. The concerns are that these may end up in the hands of armed groups within, our outside Libya, or even spread to other restive areas in the region. According to some reports, many weapons have already disappeared.

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My Comment: The dictator may be gone, but his legacy of massive weapon stockpiles remains. While the focus is on chemical and nuclear materials, my own personal fear are the large number of anti-aircraft missiles that are floating around. It only takes one to forever alter how civilian aircraft travel is done .... and Libya is swamped with thousands of them.