A former Malmstrom missileer writes to say that 3-4 TE rollovers over 25-30 years “seems about right, it’s definitely not something that happens every day.” From what I recall of TE emplacements (I was a missileer so not really an expert in convoy or TE ops) they have special routes that they follow in the …
Another Foul-Up At Minot
by | 2008-08-01 | 11 Comments
This time, a truck carrying a MMIII booster overturned on a gravel road in North Dakota: A truck carrying a rocket booster for an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile tipped over on a northwestern North Dakota road on Thursday, but no one was injured and there was no threat to the public, an Air …
Japnese Bust Export Violator
by | 2008-08-01 | 6 Comments
Sorry I’ve been so absent lately. I’ve just been really, really, really busy. Anyway, James and Andy have done a wonderful job in the interim. The Japanese have raided yet another business — Horkos, based un-ironically in Hiroshima Prefecture — for export control violations. Horkos is accused of exporting machining centers without the proper license. …
British warheads
by | 2008-07-28 | 39 Comments
There was an interesting story in the Guardian on Friday about the future of British nuclear warheads. When the decision to replace the Vanguard submarines was taken last year, the government announced that it had not yet made any decision about the future of the warheads (i.e. whether they would have their lives extended or …
