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Trump to Nominate Former ICBM Officer for Civilian Nuke Safety Post

Monday, January 14th, 2019

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Trump to Nominate Former ICBM Officer for Civilian Nuke Safety Post

Then-Col. Thomas Sanders, in his days as vice commander of the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. CREDIT: Air Force

Former Air Force Col. Thomas Summers will join the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), if the Senate confirms the former ICBM officer the Trump administration intends to nominate. The White House late Friday announced its intent to nominate Summers to the independent federal nuclear health-and-safety watchdog. Summers would finish the remainder of a five-year term set to expire Oct. 18, 2020, according to a White House press release. Summers was formerly vice commander of the 91st Missile Wing at…

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