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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

whoops!

and it's NOT a whoops as in i forgot to take the frozen lasagna out of the freezer so we'll have to have sandwiches tonight kind of whoops. it's a whoops i really DID leave the iron on and we're halfway to bridgeport

we ARE our own worse enemy (terrorists - schmerorists)
Nuclear Parts Sent To Taiwan In Error
U.S. Just Learned Of 2006 Mix-Up


By Josh WhiteWashington Post Staff Writer
The Defense Department mistakenly shipped secret nuclear missile fuses to Taiwan more than 18 months ago and did not learn that the items were missing until late last week, Pentagon officials acknowledged yesterday, deepening concerns about the security of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Officials with the
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) sent four nose-cone fuse assemblies to Taiwan in August 2006 instead of four replacement battery packs for use in Taiwan's fleet of UH-1 Huey helicopters. The fuses help trigger nuclear warheads on Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles as they near their point of impact. It was unclear yesterday how the two very different items were mixed up at a warehouse at Hill Air Force Base in Utah and how they were shipped out of the country without notice. ...........

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