Two weeks before the attack on the USS Cole and then again two days before the attack, they saw through their analysis that a major event was going to occur in Yemen. They told the Navy not to bring the Cole into Yemen harbor. It went in and was attacked.

The same article noted that Weldon had spent at least $30000 in legal fees and related investigatory expenses as a result of the probe. Another client is Advanced Ceramics Research Inc. [citation needed]
Weldon made improving relations with Russia one of his key efforts in the House.

He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2007 representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania. He was also the co-chair of the Duma-Congress Study Group the official inter-parliamentary relationship between the United States and Russia.