Air Force failure to maintain nuclear weapons accountability

By The Center for Public Integrity

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Minot Air Force Base":

"… 6 and 2007. In August 2007, six nuclear weapons were mistakenly flown from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. Air Force person …"