Last month it was reported that in 2014 an inert U.S. Hellfire missile had been mistakenly sent to Cuba. The Wall Street Journal wrote at the time that the mistake sparked concerns about the loss of military technology.
Over a year later, the missile has reportedly been returned:
JUST IN US hellfire missile mistakenly sent to Cuba in 2014 is returned to US with help of the Cuban govt @CNBCnow pic.twitter.com/kK2WiO3ocM
— John Zuchelli (@tvzuke) February 13, 2016
JUST IN: U.S. hellfire missile mistakenly sent to Cuba in 2014 has been returned to the U.S. with the cooperation of the Cuban govt. – DJ
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) February 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/darisler/status/698584550465785856
We’re afraid to ask what sort of deal the Kerry-led State Department struck with the Castros in order to get them to return the missile.
Enough time for them to take it apart, analyze it, test their model til they get it right, then put it back together https://t.co/jVAxNmhkgL
— Peter Parker (@PPE5217) February 13, 2016
Ugh, yeah, sorry about that. Mind if we get that one back? https://t.co/V0BsI9Ne3L
— Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) February 13, 2016
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More than a year later… https://t.co/y88ubRXyNu
— Victoria Coates (@VictoriaCoates) February 13, 2016
@CNBCnow @CNBC clear throat. One year laterrrrrrr
— Kurt Pimentel (@Kurtpimentel) February 13, 2016
@CNBCnow After they've throughly studied the missile.
— Jeremy (@jthurgood1) February 13, 2016
How does one mistakenly send a Hellfire missile to Cuba?!? https://t.co/2jOGxT90sQ
— CJ Hoyt (@CJHoytABC27) February 13, 2016
That might be a good question for Josh Earnest at Monday’s briefing.