US Air Force strategic bombers sit on the tarmac at a base in LouisianaFrom AFP:
WASHINGTON — The US Air Force on Friday launches a new Global Strike Command responsible for nuclear forces after two major mishaps raised doubts about the supervision of the country's atomic weapons.
The opening of the command marks a shake-up that followed the botched handling of nuclear weapons and the subsequent sacking of the air force's top civilian and military leaders last year.
The command, located at Barksdale Air Force base in the southern state of Louisiana, will combine nuclear-capable B-52 and B-2 bombers as well as the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) force -- which had previously been under the Air Force Space Command in Colorado.
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My Comment: Last years story of nuclear weapons being flown across the United States without authorization, and nuclear triggers being sent to Taiwan .... I guess this was everyone's wake up call that something had to be done.