[Pollster1]

In this case, I approve; It’s not political. They were liars and cheaters, and democrats have no business handling nuclear weapons.

[driftdiver]

Its not that simple.

[jsanders2001]

0 much prefer these types have their fingers on the nuke button:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/03/26/watch_a_latino_pastor_yell_jesus_outside_the_supreme_court_before_getting.html

[PapaBear3625]

In this case, I approve; It’s not political. They were liars and cheaters, and democrats have no business handling nuclear weapons.

Or at least, that is the official story. And I no longer believe official stories.

[redgolum]

The problem is that there was a culture of fear set up, where everyone felt that the tests had to be 100% perfect or you get fired.

So they cheated. Just like what happens when you mandate testing in schools. Some would rather cheat, since the payoff is great and the risk is low.

[ops33]

And symptomatic of the decline of standards in my Air Force.

[DBrow]

” It’s not political.”

Yep that’s Official Reality.

Over the past two years, the number of such events has been growing, this is not an isolated case. There is a large, forced turnover of personnel in the nuclear arms area.