Air Force nuclear wing fails inspection
Lt. Gen. Jim Kowalski, commander of Air Force Global Strike
Command, said the failed test did not put the safety of the nuclear arsenal at
risk.
{mosads}“A failure doesn’t mean the wing isn’t able to accomplish
its mission,” Kowalski said in a statement.
The failed inspection comes after 17 officers were
stripped in May of their responsibilities to control nuclear missiles at Minot Air
Base in North Dakota.
The 341st Missile Wing operates 150 Minuteman III ICBMs. The
unit also failed inspections in 2008 and 2010, according to the Air
Force Times.
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