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March 20, 2014

Report: Nuclear Base Test Scores Boosted by Support Staff 
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A new report reveals more information about deficiencies among staff at
a U.S. nuclear missile base in North Dakota. Last March, airmen at Minot
Air Force Base received a "marginal" rating on an inspection – the
equivalent of a "D." But the Associated Press reveals that the rating
was boosted by the performance of cooks and other support staff. On
their own, the launch officers, who hold the keys to nuclear missiles,
would have failed. There were also indications of cheating on exams. At
least 92 officers at another base in Montana have been removed from
launch duty in a prior cheating scandal.

 

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