Air Force Fires Man in Charge of Nukes

Bad Behavior

Updated Apr. 20, 2017 3:25PM EDT / Published Oct. 11, 2013 1:24PM EDT

The Air Force fired Major General Michael Carey—the No. 2 officer for nuclear missiles—on Friday following an inspector general's investigation into "reports of misbehavior" while on assignment. The Air Force's statement on Carey's dismissal gave barely any details on the investigation or the reported misbehavior, but a spokesman did make clear that the allegations involve neither sexual misconduct nor his responsibility for nuclear weapons. Just two days earlier the Navy's deputy commander for nuclear forces was reassigned for allegedly using counterfeit chips at a casino.

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Air Force Fires Man in Charge of Nukes