DefenceTalkAfter meeting with thousands of Airmen in the ICBM community, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said she believes there is a systemic problem among missile launch officers. James and Lt. Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, the commander of the Global Strike Command, briefed the press Jan. 30, as part of the on-going examination of this […]https://www.defencetalk.com/air-force-officials-address-systemic-problems-in-icbm-force-50213/

DefenceTalkThe US military has suspended 34 officers in charge of launching nuclear missiles for cheating on a proficiency test, Air Force leaders said Wednesday. The scandal at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana marked the latest in a series of damaging revelations dogging the country’s nuclear force, including a separate probe into illegal drugs that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-suspends-34-nuclear-missile-officers-over-exam-cheating-50110/

DefenceTalkThe US Air Force gave a nuclear missile unit an “unsatisfactory” rating, according to a statement released Tuesday, in a setback for strategic forces after a similar incident in May. An inspection conducted August 5-13 assessed the 341st Missile Wing’s “ability to execute operations while complying with nuclear surety standards.” The Air Force said the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-nuclear-missile-unit-deemed-unsatisfactory-48758/