Final decisions this week on fixes to nuke missions

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Final decisions this week on fixes to nuke missions
By Michael Hoffman - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Sep 29, 2008 6:50:35 EDT

Air Force leaders have announced changes in the nuclear mission that will affect inspections, security, organization and warhead storage.

Meanwhile, the service’s generals continue to debate the merits of a servicewide reorganization to place all nuclear and bomber missions under Air Force Space Command and rename it Air Force Strategic Command.

The proposal, recommended by a Defense Department task force, was discussed at the Air Force’s Nuclear Summit on Sept. 18 at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. A final decision is expected after the Corona leadership summit Oct. 1-4.

The changes are in response to a Sept. 12 report by the Task Force on Nuclear Weapons Management, headed by former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger, that ripped the Air Force’s handling of nuclear weapons and recommended fixes.

The task force declared “something is clearly wrong” with the service’s nuclear inspection process, citing it as a primary cause for the erosion of nuclear standards.


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