Wynne, Moseley Were Contemplating Creation of Nuclear Command

By Marcus Weisgerber / June 11, 2008 at 5:00 AM
At the time of their firings last week, outgoing Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley were contemplating the creation of a Strategic Air Command-like structure to oversee the service's entire nuclear arsenal, Inside the Air Force has learned. The potential creation of the SAC-like organization was among the topics discussed by the service's top generals during Corona meetings at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, last week, according to sources. The potential creation of...

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