[Ferretlover]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')ASHINGTON (Reuters) - A three-member U.S. ballistic missile crew fell asleep while in possession of classified launch codes for nuclear missiles, the Air Force said on Thursday.
But the launch codes were old and had been deactivated, and there was no actual security breach, according to an Air Force investigation that found only a violation of procedures.
The incident, which occurred July 12 at the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, is only the latest embarrassing error involving the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
The same installation was the site of a mix-up last year in which nuclear weapons were loaded by mistake onto a B-52 bomber that then flew across the United States to a military base in Louisiana. …

[jbrovont]

"Old" launch codes? uh huh. I supposed those warheads were "old" too, right? If the government is going to cover stuff up, why can't it be stuff like this? lol

[strider3700]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jbrovont', '"')Old" launch codes? uh huh. I supposed those warheads were "old" too, right? If the government is going to cover stuff up, why can't it be stuff like this? lol

[Dreamtwister]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jbrovont', 'I')f the government is going to cover stuff up, why can't it be stuff like this? lol

[comprehensive]

If only we had more like them when launch day comes, many more people will live.

[TheDude]

Thanks for the link Shanny. That's actually an excerpt from the book Amazon.com: A Nuclear Family Vacation,which is next on my reading list. Always been fascinated by the whole MAD business. There was a documentary from the 80s, Missile (1987), about crews in training for the Space Command. Always wanted to see it but it's long been unavailable.

Wait a minute, no it's not, $30 from Zipporah Films.