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Pentagon drifting from nuclear deterrence, report says

 
A task force recommends that leaders go back to school and refocus the nation's nuclear mission. > After firing the two top Air Force leaders last year for a series of embarrassing nuclear weapons mishaps, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates was told Thursday that the same problems of inexperience, poor training and splintered authority over nuclear arms affect the entire Pentagon, including its top leadership. (link)

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