U.S. Air Force Fails In A Stolen Nuclear Weapon Test

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, right, and Tech. Sgt. Justin Richie, a 341st Maintenance Operations Squadron team trainer, ride in a work cage on Nov. 20, 2012, inside the T-9 maintenance trainer at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Beau Wade/U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Failed Another Nuclear Security Test -- Government Executive

Security forces at an Air Force base in Montana failed to stop a simulated capture of a nuclear weapon, revealing a "critical deficiency," according to internal documents obtained by the Associated Press.

The Malmstrom Air Force Base was tested with an "Empty Quiver" scenario last August, in which a nuclear weapon is stolen from one of the base's 150 nuclear-tipped missiles. But security forces failed to recapture the weapon within a certain time frame, thereby flunking the test. In January, a commander at the base told the AP that the simulation "confused our airmen. We were off by a matter of seconds." Meanwhile, the internal report placed blame on several areas:

Read more ....

More News On The U.S. Air Force Failing A Stolen Nuclear Weapon Test

Air Force Security Failed Nuke Test -- AP
US military failed to recapture seized nuclear weapon in test attack – internal review -- RT
Air Force Flunked Stolen Nuclear Weapon Test -- Time
Air Force Failed Nuclear Test And Hid Failure -- HNGN
U.S. military failed ‘lost nukes’ test -- The Hindu