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They are if they hit the vehicle you're riding in

or the one you're standing beside. A Hellfire missile can blow a tank apart, especially if it hits the thin upper armor. It'd really do a number on an SUV. According to the report, they fired two of them from the Predator. Moving at up to 950 MPH, those Predators would send a lot of shrapnel flying from the targets. It'd definitely be unhealthy to be standing nearby.

Of course, a warhead designed for personnel instead of armor would be even more effective under the circumstances. It wouldn't be impossible for the missile to be retrofitted with an antipersonnel warhead and the CIA does have the money to do the job...

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