From The Danger Room:
This isn't confirmed, yet. So take it with all the usual caveats. But we're hearing that a third Air Force nuclear team has flunked a critical test.
The 90th Missile Wing, operating out of F.E. Warren Air Force Base, is still in the midst of its "nuclear surety inspection," or NSI. But already, the wing has failed the test of its readiness to handle atomic arms, a source close to the test tells Danger Room. Problems with the "personal reliability program," which ensures that only the most highly-qualified, highly-trained individuals are working anywhere near a nuclear arsenal, doomed the wing's chances. Representatives from the 90th Missile Wing and from Air Force Space Command were not available for comment.
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My Comment: This part of the military has received hundreds of billions of dollars over the past few decades .... and it is probably the most important branch of the military .... this type of result (if true) is a national disgrace .... and a worrisome one at that.
I am surprise that Congress and it's many oversight committees have not jumped into this discussion and examination. But in all fairness, Sec. Def. Robert Gates has been very vocal on the need to modernize America's nuclear deterrent. The problem has been money, and the incoming Obama's administration's stated reluctance to spend money on this issue.