[lbo-talk] U.S. missile crew fall asleep on duty

[John Thornton]

uvj at vsnl.com wrote:
> July 25, 2008
>
> U.S. missile crew fall asleep on duty
> http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/28012
>
> The U.S. Air Force has revealed three ballistic missile launch crew members
> in North Dakota fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices
> this month.
> http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/28012
>   

Can someone tell me the connection between falling asleep and holding 
classified launch codes?
Would falling asleep without the launch codes be much different?
I do remember the military having a huge bug up their ass about falling 
asleep on duty but realistically, if someone called these guys and 
ordered them to launch the fact that the call woke them up, rather than 
found then playing cards, would be irrelevant.

John Thornton