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Mr. Ected Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-19-07 04:18 PM
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The Cover-Up Continues: Military Explains Nuclear Weapon 'Mistake'
In its first explicit confirmation that six nuclear-armed missiles were erroneously flown from an air base in North Dakota to a base in Louisiana in late August, the Air Force on Friday called the episode an "unacceptable mistake" — of a sort that had never happened before.

"We are making all appropriate changes to ensure this has a minimal chance of ever happening again," Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne told reporters.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071019/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/nuclear_mistake
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dkofos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-19-07 04:25 PM
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1. This should have been IMPOSSIBLE. But it did happen.
I am having a hard time trying to believe the bullshit story they are handing out.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-19-07 04:26 PM
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2. think about it.....six nuclear-armed missiles went missing....think about it
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-19-07 04:27 PM
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3. How do you know there's a cover-up?
Is there a more logical explanation?
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driver8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-19-07 04:35 PM
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4. Well, for one thing...you don't "just decide" to load nuclear weapons
When I was in the Navy and they were loading "special weapons" onboard, the security was unbelievable. There were guards with machine guns everywhere. Plus, they told us about a month in advance when this would happen so we would know to stay clear of the area.

The logistics and authorizations needed for something like this is quite extensive. The story we are being told is absolute bullshit.
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