11.12.2008

Malmstrom missile wing fails nuke inspection

The 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., failed its nuclear surety inspection after inspectors found problems with the wing’s weapons storage area and its personnel reliability program, which monitors who can work with nuclear weapons, an Air Force official said.

Air Force Space Command inspectors allowed the wing to keep its certification to handle nuclear weapons and will return in 90 days to re-inspect the areas where it found deficiencies, according to an official statement from Space Command.

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