Would this be a "nuclear-power nap"?

[Private Investigator]

I never knew that. I guess you learn something new everyday. By the way, where are the Russian missles?

In Russia, mostly...

ROFL   :clap:

[raivo]

The likelihood that something could have gone wrong - even if it didn't - isn't usually taken into consideration in these situations. There are differing "levels" of errors that missileers can get dinged for - violating Weapon System Safety Rules (which is what happened in this case) is about as severe as you can realistically get, even more so if the violation was intentional.

As has been pointed out, the odds of something actually happening due to someone breaking those rules are extremely low, due to the numerous safeguards built into the system. There's a thread elsewhere on this forum about the B-52 crash at Fairchild back in the '90s, as a result of the aircraft commander routinely ignoring the rules - not to downplay airplane crashes, but Col. Holland "only" destroyed a multi-million-dollar aircraft and killed four people. The worst-case consequence for someone violating rules regarding nuclear weapons is much, much, much, MUCH worse than that - and that's why those crewmembers are getting punished, regardless of how unlikely the consequences for their actions were.

That said, whoever decided that in-house disciplinary actions would be good gossip for the Associated Press to run with, needs some gentle wall-to-wall mentoring.

[sardak]

Story today on the results of a USAF directed RAND Corporation study of "attitudes among the men and women inside the ICBM force."

Mike

[RRLE]

the B-52 crash at Fairchild back in the '90s, as a result of the aircraft commander routinely ignoring the rules

Darker Shades of Blue: A Case Study Of Failed Leadership

Wikipedia: 1994 Fairchild Air Force Base B-52 crash

YouTube: 1994 Crash of a B-52 at Fairchild Air Force Base

[SarDragon]

This is about the forty-'leventh time this as been posted.

[RRLE]

I thought I'd save some newer members the effort to search for it.

[PHall]

I thought I'd save some newer members the effort to search for it.

Why?

[a2capt]

Zee.

[SarDragon]

[Panache]

Zee.

Or, in Her Majesty's English, Zed.

[AlphaSigOU]

Can't stop the lock clock...