[lbo-talk] A Pakistani view of U.S. nuclear weapons

[uvj at vsnl.com]

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
http://www.thebulletin.org/

A Pakistani view of U.S. nuclear weapons
http://www.thebulletin.org/columns/hugh-gusterson/20080205.html

By Hugh Gusterson | 5 February 2008

"The [U.S.] Air Force has made substantial changes in its handling of
nuclear weapons in the wake of a B-52 flight last August during which the
pilots and crew were unaware they were carrying six air-launched cruise
missiles with nuclear warheads."

-- "Air Force Alters Rules for Handling of Nuclear Arms," Washington Post
January 25, 2008.
http://www.thebulletin.org/columns/hugh-gusterson/20080205.html