Half of the 183 launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base in - TopicsExpress



          

Half of the 183 launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana have been implicated in the cheating investigation and suspended, signaling deeper morale and personnel problems in a force critical to Americas nuclear security. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said the scandal hasnt affected the safety or reliability of the militarys nuclear mission. Speaking to Pentagon reporters Thursday, James and Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, who heads the Global Strike Command, said that so far it appears the cheating was confined to the Montana base, even while a climate of frustration, low morale and other failures permeates the nuclear force, which numbers about 550.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 12:54:57 +0000

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