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  • June 2008

    • Nuclear Parts Still Missing: Pentagon Report

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Jun 19, 08 2:24 PM CDT

      Nuclear Parts Still Missing: Pentagon Report

      The investigation that resulted in the dismissal of top US Air Force brass two weeks ago also found that hundreds of nuclear-missile parts remain missing, the Financial Times reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Pentagon needed "to re-establish positive control of these sensitive, classified components" in announcing the firings June 5; the report's conclusions present further embarrassment. More »

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      nuclear weapons  • Defense Department  • Air Force  • nuclear arsenal  • nuclear missiles  • mistake

  • March 2008

    • Engineer's Goof Turned Out Florida Lights

      newser  |  Miami Herald  |  Mar 1, 08 10:31 AM CST

      Engineer's Goof Turned Out Florida Lights

      One engineer's blunder shut off the power in Florida Tuesday, the Miami Herald reports. Florida Light & Power says a field engineer diagnosing a faulty switch disabled two levels of safety backups—against company policy—as he worked. In a bit of extremely unfortunate timing, a fault then occurred that knocked out dozens of transmission lines and substations, including one that served the Turkey Point nuclear reactor. More »

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      Florida  • electricity  • power outage  • blackout  • engineers  • utility companies  • mistake

  • August 2007

    • US Arrests Iranians, Then Admits Error

      newser  |  BBC  |  Aug 29, 07 5:12 AM CDT

      US Arrests Iranians, Then Admits Error

      US soldiers detained 8 envoys from Iran's energy ministry in Baghdad yesterday and held them overnight before admitting it was a mistake, the BBC reports. The men, who were energy experts on an official visit, were released after Iraqi leaders intervened. The US military said they were stopped at a checkpoint when their Iraqi escorts were found to be carrying unauthorized weapons. More »

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      Iraq war  • Iran  • US military  • Baghdad  • mistake

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