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Half of U.S. nuclear missile wing implicated in cheating
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just over half of the 183 nuclear missile launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana have been implicated in a widening exam cheating scandal, the Air Force said on Thursday, acknowledging it had “systemic” problem within its ranks.
The cheating was discovered during an investigation into illegal drug possession among airmen, when test answers were found in a text message on one missile launch officer’s cell phone. The Air Force initially said 34 officers either knew about the cheating or cheated themselves.
But Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James told a Pentagon news conference on Thursday that the total number of implicated officers had grown to 92, all of them at Malmstrom, one of three nuclear missile wings overseeing America’s 450 inter-continental missiles, or ICBMs.
“I believe now that we do have systemic problems within the force,” James said. “We do have systemic issues out there and we need to address this holistically.
James expressed confidence in the safety of America’s nuclear arsenal, despite the scandal, saying there were multiple checks to ensure nuclear launch officers knew how to do their jobs. She said the entire force had been re-tested.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclear-cheating-idUSBREA0T1C220140130