He Handles American Nuclear Weapons, Has ‘Anger’ Issues

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A federal agent who ferries nuclear bombs around the U.S. allegedly threatened to kill a co-worker and got into physical fights with others—and bosses weren’t informed, an audit finds.

Published Apr. 10 2015 5:15AM EDT

articles/2015/04/10/he-handles-american-nuclear-weapons-has-anger-issues/150409-cpi-weapons-tease_iso30t — Yuriy Zhuravov/Shuttherstock

By R. Jeffrey Smith

A key job requirement for federal agents ferrying nuclear weapons around the United States —no surprise here—is that they shouldn’t have “anger management” issues.

Incidents of “hostility or aggression toward fellow workers or authority [or] uncontrolled anger” represent rules infractions that must be reported to top officials overseeing...

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He Handles American Nuclear Weapons, Has ‘Anger’ Issues

A federal agent who ferries nuclear bombs around the U.S. allegedly threatened to kill a co-worker and got into physical fights with others—and bosses weren’t informed, an audit finds.

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