Shoulder Launched Missiles

  • Ask the pilot

    From shoulder-fired missiles to cargo bombs, passengers face a cavalcade of deadly possibilities. But at least the TSA is listening ... sort of.
    By Patrick Smith September 29, 2006

  • Bush abandons troop-protection plan

    A decision by the White House and a GOP-dominated Congress would leave troop-transport jets vulnerable to missile attack.
    By Paul J. Caffera September 27, 2003

  • Bush's do-nothing plan for airline security

    When it comes to protecting passenger jets from a terrorist's shoulder-launched missile, the White House is taking a bargain-basement approach.
    By Paul J. Caffera June 10, 2003

  • Last chance to avert catastrophe?

    The U.S. government and airlines have failed to address the terrifying portable missile threat until now. Will al-Qaida's Kenya attack finally spur them into action?
    By Paul J. Caffera December 9, 2002

  • The air industry's worst nightmare

    Just days ago, national security executives met secretly with airline CEOs to warn them that al-Qaida may be planning to fire shoulder-launched missiles at commercial jets in the U.S. There's virtually no defense.
    By Paul J. Caffera November 22, 2002
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