US nuke missile crew falls asleep on the job
Found on The Register on Saturday, 26 July 2008
In the latest cockup involving nuclear arms, three ballistic missile crew members fell asleep while in possession of classified launch codes used to launch nuclear attacks, the US Air Force says.
An Air Force spokesman said the members were waiting to return to the base "and they fell asleep."
Over the past year, the Air Force has committed other blunders. Last year, it mistakenly loaded nukes onto a B-52 that few across the US. The Air Force has also sent nuclear fuses to Taiwan.
Dark Helmet: So the combination is one, two, three, four, five. That's the stupidest combination I've ever heard in my life. That's the kinda thing an idiot would have on his luggage.