US N-weapons parts missing, Pentagon says

[bonito]

The US military cannot locate hundreds of sensitive nuclear missile components, according to several government officials familiar with a Pentagon report on nuclear safeguards.

Robert Gates, US defence secretary, recently fired both the US Air Force chief of staff and air force secretary after an investigation blamed the air force for the inadvertent shipment of nuclear missile nose cones to Taiwan

According to previously undisclosed details obtained by the FT, the investigation also concluded that the air force could not account for many sensitive components previously included in its nuclear inventory.

One official said the number of missing components was more than 1,000. more..http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/04dfa24c-3db6-11dd-bbb5-0000779fd2ac.html

wtf:eyes:

[Solly Mack]

1. hmmm..wonder who they sold the parts to...

I jest..somewhat

[jgraz]

2. They keep threatening that any rollback of their coup might cost us a city

Sounds like they're busy making good on that threat.