WASHINGTON -- A B-52 bomber was mistakenly armed with six
nuclear warheads and flown for more than three hours across several
states last week, prompting an Air Force investigation and the
firing of one commander, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.
Rep. Ike Skelton, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee,
called the mishandling of the weapons "deeply disturbing" and said
the committee would press the military for details. Rep. Edward J.
Markey, a senior member of the Homeland Security committee, said it
was "absolutely inexcusable..." ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/05/AR2007090500762.html
Yanks! 