NOVANEWS
Multiple high-ranking officials in the United States nuclear weapons program have been suddenly terminated
The Engine Maintenance Assembly and Disassembly (E-MAD) Building was built to assemble and disassemble experimental nuclear powered rocket engines. The engines were tested in southwest-corner of the Nevada Test Site. That program ended in 1973. Radioactive waste storage investigations also have been conducted at E-MAD, including the “canning” of spent nuclear fuel elements. The E-MAD building is 80 feet high and has 100,000 square feet of floor space. Hot bay access by railcar or truck is through a 22-foot-wide, 37-foot-high doorway. The shielded door is made of concrete five feet thick. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)
By JG Vibes | October 12, 2013 | 10:28pm EST
WASHINGTON (INTELLIHUB) — Something very strange and alarming is taking place in a very high security level of the US military.
In the long history of the US nuclear weapons program it has been very rare for high-ranking officers to move from their post, and especially rare for them to be fired.
However, in recent weeks, not just one, but two high-ranking officers in the US nuclear program have been relieved of their duties, apparently for different reasons. Many other mid ranking officers have been let go as well, also for seemingly separate offenses.
The Air Force said Friday it fired the two-star general in charge of its nuclear missiles in response to an investigation into alleged personal misbehaviour. It was the second termination of a senior commander of nuclear forces in the past week, The National Post reported.[1]
Maj. Gen. Michael Carey was removed from command of the 20th Air Force, which is responsible for three wings of intercontinental ballistic missiles – a total of 450 missiles at three bases across the country, according to an Air Force spokesman, Brig. Gen. Les Kodlick.
On Wednesday, the second-in-command at U.S. Strategic Command, Vice Adm. Tim Giardina, was relieved of command amid an investigation into alleged gambling issues. Strategic Command is responsible for all Air Force and Navy nuclear forces.
In an Associated Press interview Friday, the nation’s most senior nuclear commander, Air Force Gen. Robert Kehler, said he told his bosses, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the Joint Chiefs chairman, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, that despite the two “unfortunate behavioral incidents,” the nuclear force is stable.
“I still have 100 percent confidence that the nation’s nuclear deterrent force is safe, secure and effective,” Kehler said from his Strategic Command headquarters in Nebraska.[2]
The officers in question are being accused of violations relating to drinking and gambling, activities that the average American does not frown upon.
Is there a hidden reason for these recent changes? Is the US government looking to change the guard so they could more easily influence those involved with the nuclear program?
As an opponent of the military industrial complex I certainly have no problem with members of the military loosing their jobs, but this incident could be a strange sign that something is happening behind the scenes with the US nuclear program.
Sources:
[1] U.S. fires second nuclear commander in a week: Air Force general sacked over ‘loss of trust’ –The National Post
[2] US Nuclear Force Faces A Cascade Of Missteps – Associated Press
