Report Faults Tracking for Missing Parts (U.S. nuclear weapons)

[Snazzy]

Source: AP/DOE

Report Faults Tracking for Missing Parts

Aug 31, 1:39 PM (ET)

By JOHN HEILPRIN


WASHINGTON (AP) - Security officials for the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile sometimes had difficulty locating classified nuclear and non-nuclear components at two of three sites recently inspected by government auditors.

Both sites "could not readily account for or locate some of the items included in our inventory sample," the office of the Energy Department's inspector general, Gregory Friedman, said in a summary report on classified weapons parts.

The full report was not made public because it contains classified information. It did not include inspections of parts that contain "special nuclear materials" such as plutonium or highly enriched uranium.

The one-page summary dated July 31 does not say, and Energy Department officials would not disclose Friday, when the inspections were done.

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1 page summary report is here (pdf): http://www.ig.energy.gov/documents/IG-0772.pdf

[Snazzy]

1. hmm

bumping in light of today's news. Seems the DOE IG on to something.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Kick

and WTF is going on?

[rodeodance]

3. AFP: B-52 carried nuclear missiles over US by mistake: military

B-52 carried nuclear missiles over US by mistake: military

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070906/pl_afp/usmilitarynuclear_070906043346;_ylt=AgkZNBErKW.Q.jjejLVRavys0NUE

by Jim Mannion Thu Sep 6, 12:46 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US military said on Wednesday it was investigating an alarming security lapse when a B-52 bomber flew the length of the country last week loaded with six nuclear-armed cruise missiles.

The blunder was reported to President George W. Bush after the nuclear warheads were discovered when the aircraft landed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, a military official said on condition of anonymity.

An air force official, who also asked to remain unnamed, said the B-52, which originated at Minot Air Base in North Dakota, had six cruise missiles with nuclear warheads loaded on pylons under its wings.

The US Air Force has relieved the munition squadron commander at Minot Air Base in North Dakota of his duties, and launched an investigation into the August 30 incident, a Pentagon spokesman said.

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4. Murphy's law shows us it wasn't a very big deal afterall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgHSDa2Jwqc&NR=1

it happens