Wednesday, October 27, 2010
15% Of Landbased U.S. Nuclear Missile Forces Were Temporarily Offline On Saturday.
President Obama was briefed this morning on an engineering power failure at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming that took 50 nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), one-ninth of the U.S. missile stockpile, temporarily offline on Saturday.
The base is a main locus of the United States' strategic nuclear forces. The 90th Missile Wing, headquartered there, controls 150 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles. They're on full-time alert and are housed in a variety of bunkers across several states.
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My Comment: These missile are on the front line in providing the U.S. with a nuclear deterrent. As a result, this engineering catastrophe is inexcusable, even prompting a briefing that had to be done for President Obama.
I know that answers will eventually be found on why this happened .... my suggestion .... find out fast.
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