The recovery of a rocket launcher and what has been described as a warhead in west Belfast has saved lives, the Police Service of Northern Ireland have said.
Officers investigating dissident republican activity seized the weapons during a search of a house in Hawthorn Street, off the Springfield Road.
Homes were evacuated during the security alert on Tuesday evening.
The items have been taken away for examination.
A PSNI spokesman said: "These weapons systems are clearly intended to kill and we should be in no doubt that the recovery of these items has saved lives."
West Belfast MP Sinn Fein's Paul Maskey said it was a "very worrying development".
"This community welcomes the fact this weapon is now off the streets," he said.
'Shocked'"(I have) no idea where it comes from, who had it. Obviously some form of dissident republicans have brought this into the area.
"Some people are stuck in the past and don't want to come out of it."
He said local people wanted the dissidents to come forward and explain why they have such weapons and why they are attacking the PSNI.
SDLP councillor Colin Keenan, who lives in Hawthorn Street, said local people were "shocked" that such weapons had been found in their area.
Mr Keenan said up to 10 houses had been evacuated and residents were given shelter in a nearby parish hall during the operation which began at about 20:00 GMT on Tuesday.
The residents were later allowed to return to their homes.
Earlier this month rocket launchers were intercepted in County Tipperary.
Irish police seized four rocket launchers and explosives believed to be en route to Northern Ireland.
Two men have already appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin in connection with that find.
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