Disciplinary acts against nuke officers topped 16
The Air Force has fired or disciplined at least 16 nuclear missile commanders or senior officers for misconduct and other failings.
AP: Botched nuclear silo drill revealed
An Air Force security team’s botched response to a simulated assault on a nuclear missile silo has prompted a blistering review followed by expanded training to deal with the nightmare scenario of a real attack.
Commanders fired in nuke cheating scandal
The Air Force took the extraordinary step Thursday of firing nine midlevel nuclear commanders and announcing it will discipline dozens of junior officers at a nuclear missile base, responding firmly to an exam-cheating scandal that spanned a far longer period than originally reported.