Westa says perfection goal after nuke gaffe

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Westa says perfection goal after nuke gaffe
By James MacPherson - The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Feb 2, 2008 17:08:02 EST

BISMARCK, N.D. — After a goof that sent a B-52 laden with nuclear missiles across the country, the Minot Air Force base commander has set a goal of zero tolerance.

Not a nuke will be moved at the base without Col. Joel Westa’s knowledge.

“Our goal in this line of work is not to make errors — our goal is perfection,” Westa said. “It’s one of those missions where the tolerance is very low for error, in fact it’s zero.”

Westa said he is notified in advance of any changes in activity to the base’s arsenal, and he personally oversees many of the operations involving the movement of nuclear weapons.

He wants no surprises like the one last August, when a B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six nuclear-tipped cruise missiles in Minot and flown to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.


Rest of Minot article at:http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/02/ap_nukemistake_080202/