intelligence agency is preparing for that very possibility. cnn s jim sciutto got exclusive access to america s own rocket program with the defense intelligence agency s missile and space intelligence center. reporter: a passenger plane headed from the netherlands to malaysia suddenly falls from the sky. malaysia airlines flight mh 17 brought down by the ukrai ukraine-russia border using this surface to air missile system known as the buk. the ramifications far reaching and incredibly alarming because of who may be trying to obtain similar missiles now. is there any concern today that terrorist groups would have their hands on something like this is this. i think it s probably safe to assume that at some level there are efforts under way. reporter: folks back home are going to say, my god, look at that missile, can isis get their hands on it? it would not be impossible,
but certainly there s going to be needed training involved. reporter: director of the missile and space intelligence center, a branch of the military s own intelligence operation, the defense intelligence agency, or dia, located far from the battlefields of iraq and afghanistan in huntsville, alabama, the home of america s own rocket program. filling the agency s grounds are a rogue s gallery of dangerous foreign weapons, some captures, some purchased, some acquired by means the dia won t reveal. so to help train pilots and other war fighters who might come into contact with a weapons system like this in a combat situation, they keep these systems operational. this is still a fully functioning scud missile. proliferation preoccupies analysts here more than any other threat. we have greater concerns about the smaller missile threats and the likelihood of the proliferation of those.
states using a passport alone. they d need a visa. in order to get a visa, they need to be screened by the state department which includes fingerprints. but all that goes without saying that this is a fundamental travel document and wherever fakes are used to circumvent the legal process there s going to be a concern. we talked about how they re a functioning state. they behave like a government and they are printing passports like a government. ren m rene marsh, thanks very much. up next, an exclusive look at a top secret operation. the missile and space intelligence center. i ll show you the arsenal of weapons isis desperately wants and how they are being used to stay ahead of the terrorists. and the new yorker s clever cartoons that add a touch of humor to difficult situations. just how does the magazine select which artists make the cut every week? inside that decision-making process ahead. rheumatoid arthritis like me, and you re talking to your rheumatologist about a biolog
i got exclusive access to america s own rocket program at the military s missile and space intelligence center and saw their arsenal of dangerous foreign weapons. it s a stash they say might come in handy as they try to stay a step ahead of groups like isis. a passenger plane headed from the netherlands to malaysia falls from the sky. malaysia irelines flight mh-17 brought down by russian-backed rebels using this surface-to-air missile system known as the buk. the ramifications of the strike far-reaching and incredibly alarming. because of who may be trying to obtain similar missiles now is there any concern today terrorist groups would have their hands on something like this? i think it s probably safe to assume at some level there are efforts under way. folks back home will say my god, look at that missile, can a group like isis get their hands on it?
it would not be impossible but we would say there will need to be training involved? mark clark is the director of the missile and space intelligence center, a branch of the military s own defense intelligence agency, or dia, located far from iraq and afghanistan in huntsville, alabama, the home of america s own rocket program. filling the agency s grounds are a rogue s gallery of dangerous foreign weapons, some captured, some purchased, some acquired by means the dia won t reveal. so to help train pilots and other war fighters who might come into contact with a weapons system like this in a combat situation they keep these systems operational. this is a fully functioning scud missile. proliferation of missile technology preoccupies analysts here more than any other threat. we have greater concerns about the smaller missile threats and the likelihood of the proliferation of those.