US Air Force nuclear units have failed two inspections in the past three months, providing fresh evidence that the military service that jarred the world in 2007 by mistakenly transporting live nuclear weapons across the United States continues to suffer lapses in its management of intercontinental ballistic missiles. Jennifer Thibault, a spokeswoman for the Air Force Space Command, said the failed “surety” inspections at Wyoming and Montana bases in November and December involved “administrative and paperwork issues.”
In all, three Air Force nuclear-missile units and two strategic-bomber units failed such inspections in 2008.
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