26 Oct 2007The Pentagon was reeling last night from the American military's second major nuclear weapons blunder in a month. Congress is demanding a full scale investigation and serious questions are being asked about the competence of the officers in charge of the world's mightiest arsenal. Last month 70 US airmen were demoted after they lost track of six nuclear-armed cruise missiles and allowed them to be flown halfway across America by a bomber crew that didn't even know they were there.
 KCBS | Nuclear sub commander loses job amid misconduct probe CNN - (CNN) -- The commander of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hampton has been relieved of his command amid an inquiry into misconduct by crew members, ... Commanding officer of nuclear sub relieved of duty Nuclear-sub commander is removed from his duty US Navy Fires Sub Commander Over Nuke Safety Issue |
| Sailors on nuclear sub skipped safety checks Kansas City Star, MO - |
| Probe: Nuclear sub procedures skipped USA Today - |
| Nuclear sub crew faked inspection records CNN - |
| Nuclear sub crew lied over safety Irish Independent, Ireland - The crew of a US nuclear submarine failed to carry out daily reactor safety checks for a month, then forged records to cover up the blunder. ...
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