WASHINGTON (AP) — Air Force officials say a unit responsible for operating nuclear missiles has failed a safety and security inspection.This is the second major setback this year for the Air Force’s nuclear weapons force, which is responsible for 450 land-based nuclear missiles on 24/7 alert for potential launch at targets around the globe. Last spring a missile unit in North Dakota received weak grades on an inspection but did not fail it outright; that performance was so poor, however, that 17 officers temporarily lost their authority to operate missiles.
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