A Crisis for Deterrence

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. The Air Force recently announced that seventeen officers in charge of launching nuclear-armed missiles were relieved of their duties.  One of their commanders warned that "We're discovering...rot in the crew force." Even more ominously, he said: The nuclear missile community is "in a crisis right now." More senior Air Force leaders are playing down these stark warnings. Yet, we ignore such alarms - and the disciplinary action that prompted them - at our peril. The danger is not that our nuclear missiles might be used without authorization.  Rather, it is that a Commander-in-Chief who routinely rails against nuclear weapons and promises to rid the world of them is undermining our deterrent and destroying the morale of those responsible for it. This ensures a "crisis" - and demands a return to more responsible national security policies. This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.  Learn more at SecureFreedom.org.