AIR FORCE TO MAKE NUCLEAR MAJCOM DECISION AT CORONA NEXT WEEK

/ September 26, 2008 at 5:00 AM
The Air Force is expected to make what are being called "historic" decisions that will reshape the way the service oversees and organizes its nuclear missiles and bomber aircraft during top-level meetings in Colorado next week, Inside the Air Force has learned. Senior officials are evaluating a number of different reorganization options, including one made by former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger calling for the Air Force to adopt a Strategic Air Command-like structure for nuclear-related activities. "The final critical piece...

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