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Old 11-14-2014, 03:19 PM  
sarettah
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FEDEX was a primary part of the United States Nuclear strategy

Why the US Had Only One Wrench for Three Nuclear Bases | KTIC Radio

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A prime example of the problems Hagel cited Friday was a toolkit that included a wrench needed to install a nuclear warhead atop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Only one of the toolkits remained available, so the three bases that maintain the fleet of 450 Minuteman ICBM?s would share the toolkit. How? Hagel said they would use FedEx to ship it to the base that needed it at the time.

?They were creative and innovative, and they made it work,? said Hagel. ?But that?s not the way to do it. We now have a wrench for each location. We?re going to have two wrenches for each location, soon.?

WTF???

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