Prosecutors Say Engineer Planned Stealth Missile For China
POSTED: 5:53 pm HST November 8, 2006
UPDATED: 6:18 pm HST November 8, 2006
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HONOLULU -- Federal prosecutors filed new charges against a Maui engineer accused in an espionage case.Noshir Gowadia, who called himself the father of the B-2 bomber, is now charged with secretly trying to design a stealth cruise missile for the People's Republic of China.Because the weapon would threaten the security of the United States, the charges could bring life in prison or even the death penalty.Gowadia has been held without bail since his arrest 12 months ago.
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