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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums#2 military command officer incharge of all US nuclear war-fighting forces suspended -gamblingamblin
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/28/us-nuclear-commander-suspended-gambling<snip>
No 2 officer at the military command in charge of all US nuclear war-fighting forces has been suspended and is under investigation by the naval criminal investigation command for issues related to gambling, officials said on Saturday.
The highly unusual action against a high-ranking officer at US strategic command was made more than three weeks ago but not publicly announced.
Air force general Robert Kehler, who heads Strategic Command, suspended the deputy commander, navy vice admiral Tim Giardina, from his duties on September 3, according to the command's top spokeswoman, navy captain Pamela Kunze. Giardina is still assigned to the command but is prohibited from performing duties related to nuclear weapons and other issues requiring a security clearance, she said.
Kehler has recommended to defense secretary Chuck Hagel that Giardina be reassigned, Kunze said. Giardina has been the deputy commander of strategic command since December 2011. He is a career submarine officer and prior to starting his assignment there was the deputy commander and chief of staff at US pacific fleet.
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#2 military command officer incharge of all US nuclear war-fighting forces suspended -gamblingamblin (Original Post)
malaise
Sep 2013
OP
That's not very reassuring. Just who you want guarding your nukes: a gambler.
Comrade Grumpy
Sep 2013
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Trillo
(9,154 posts)1. "Gambling", it's a large catchword. NT
Wilms
(26,795 posts)2. Nicer than "counterfeit chips", perhaps.
WASHINGTON The No. 2 officer at the military command in charge of all U.S. nuclear war-fighting forces is suspected in a case involving counterfeit gambling chips at a western Iowa casino and has been suspended from his duties, officials said.
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DCI agents stationed at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, discovered the counterfeit chips, Dales said. He would not say when the discovery was made or how much in counterfeit chips was found, only that "it was a significant monetary amount."
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http://www.islandpacket.com/2013/09/28/2709602/no-2-nuke-commander-suspended.html
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DCI agents stationed at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, discovered the counterfeit chips, Dales said. He would not say when the discovery was made or how much in counterfeit chips was found, only that "it was a significant monetary amount."
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http://www.islandpacket.com/2013/09/28/2709602/no-2-nuke-commander-suspended.html
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)3. That's not very reassuring. Just who you want guarding your nukes: a gambler.
malaise
(268,854 posts)4. Frightening indeed
Damn!