MORE USAF OFFICERS MAY FACE REMOVAL IN WAKE OF TAIWAN ICBM INCIDENT

/ June 6, 2008 at 5:00 AM
After accepting the resignations of Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said this may just be the beginning of more firings and reprimands of service officials who oversee the U.S. nuclear arsenal. This week's firings come on the heels of a damning report by Navy Adm. Kirkland Donald that was highly critical of the way the Air Force handles its nuclear weapons. Gates ordered the report in March after...

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