According to the article the missile was inert.<p>But it is not the first time a mistake has been made. In 2010, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms sold untracked guns to Mexican Drug Cartels AKA Operation Fast and Furious, which led to the death of a US Border Patrol Agent.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.latimes.com&#x2F;nation&#x2F;atf-fast-furious-sg-storygallery.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.latimes.com&#x2F;nation&#x2F;atf-fast-furious-sg-storygalle...</a>