General to Nuclear Crews: Get it Right. Or Else.
-- The Danger Room
-- The Danger Room
In certain corners of the military, there's some grumbling, about how impossibly hard the Air Force's nuclear handling tests have become. Major General Don Alston, the Air Force's new man at the Pentagon overseeing all things atomic, has a message for the grumblers: Suck it up.
These are weapons that can destroy cities, and turn the world's political balance on its ear. There's no room, he says, even for the small failures. "You actually have to get out of bed every day and hustle to achieve a certain level of deterrence," Alston tells Danger Room. "Any anecdotal exposure of a weakness, that may or may not be interpreted as an opening for someone who would want to press an advantage."
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Nuclear Weapon Mistakes Force Major Overhaul of Air Force Operations -- Global Security Newswire
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Obama eyes Pentagon control of federal labs -- Air Force Times
Obama Considers Placing U.S. Nuclear Complex Under Pentagon Control -- Global Security Newswire
National Labs Moving to DOD? -- Nextgov
Offutt has rivals for 2 commands -- Omaha World Herald
Obama's Showdown Over Nukes -- Time Magazine
Obama, Gates Differ on Next-Generation Warhead -- Global Security Newswire
Gary Samore Tapped for Weapons of Mass Destruction 'Czar' -- FOX News
My Comment: With the Pentagon being told to get ready for budget cuts .... you wonder if America's nuclear forces will be on the copping block.