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Air Force

Air Force: Series of Unacceptable Mistakes Led To Transfer of Nuclear Warheads

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Monday, October 22nd, 2007

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By Michael Sirak A series of unacceptable procedural breakdowns and human errors led to the unauthorized transfer of six nuclear weapons across the United States heartland during a flight of a B-52H bomber aircraft in late August, senior Air Force officials said Friday. "This was an unacceptable mistake and a clear deviation from our exacting standards," Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne, said during a briefing with reporters Oct. 19 in the Pentagon. "We hold ourselves accountable to the…

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