http://dir.salon.com/topics/shoulder_launched_missiles/?source=rss&aim=shoulder_launched_missiles en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:09:00 PDT By Patrick Smith Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/09/29/askthepilot203/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2006/09/29/askthepilot203/index.html?source=rss From shoulder-fired missiles to cargo bombs, passengers face a cavalcade of deadly possibilities. But at least the TSA is listening ... sort of. By Paul J. Caffera Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/09/27/missiles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/09/27/missiles/index.html?source=rss A decision by the White House and a GOP-dominated Congress would leave troop-transport jets vulnerable to missile attack. By Paul J. Caffera Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/06/10/missiles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/06/10/missiles/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/12/09/missiles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/12/09/missiles/index.html?source=rss 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 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/11/22/missiles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/11/22/missiles/index.html?source=rss 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.