The Stinger surface-to-air-missile (SAM). The Stinger missile was a great weapon for insurgency and quasi-terrorist movements for many of ... the Stinger was in big part credited for the defeat of the Soviet occupation force in Afghanistan. Search for more papers by this author. Clinton Sent Ambassador Stevens to Benghazi to Retrieve Stinger Missiles-Unproven!Summary of eRumor: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent U.S. The Stinger is an improvement over the first generation Redeye missiles previously used against aerial targets. ALAN J. KUPERMAN is a candidate for Ph.D. in political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and research fellow at the Brookings Institution during 1998–1999. By comparing the number of STINGERs provided to the Afghans with the number of aircraft downed, the impossibility of the accepted claims about effectiveness is shown. It can also identify friendly aerial vehicles. STINGER MISSILES IN AFGHANISTAN. Afghanistan and The Stinger Myth . The Stinger Missile and U.S. What actually forced the Soviets to withdraw from Afghanistan in 1989?
When the Reagan administration made a controversial decision to send shoulder-fired missiles to Afghan rebels in 1986, critics warned the move could come back to haunt the United States. The FIM-92 Stinger missile … ALAN J. KUPERMAN.
Ambassador Chris Stevens to Benghazi to recover anti-aircraft Stinger missiles that fell into the hands of militants after the State Department illegally supplied them to Libyan rebels. Comparing with its predecessor the Stinger has increased speed and range, improved resistance to countermeasures. Intervention in Afghanistan. SUMMARY: The alleged performance of STINGER missiles in Afghanistan in the 1980s was grossly exaggerated.