{"id":8217,"date":"2010-11-08T00:00:52","date_gmt":"2010-11-07T23:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=8217"},"modified":"2010-11-03T22:33:13","modified_gmt":"2010-11-03T21:33:13","slug":"missing-nukes-from-the-us-air-force-treason-of-the-highest-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2010\/11\/missing-nukes-from-the-us-air-force-treason-of-the-highest-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Nukes from the US Air Force: Treason of the Highest Order"},"content":{"rendered":"

Global Research Editor’s Note <\/strong><\/p>\n

On October 27, 2010, a computer failure emerged at the FE Warren Air force Base in Wyoming. “Mr President we’ve lost control of FIFTY nuclear warheads” <\/em><\/p>\n

“Pentagon chiefs were stunned to discover that a U.S. air force base had lost control of 50 nuclear, inter-continental missiles. <\/em><\/p>\n

A power failure meant that one-ninth of America\u2019s nuclear arsenal went offline for three-quarters of an hour, it emerged yesterday. Minuteman missile: Computer breakdown meant the U.S. Air Force lost control for 45 minutes <\/em><\/p>\n

As multiple error codes appeared on the computer control system at FE Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, the Minuteman III missiles went into \u2018LF Down\u2019 status, which meant that officers were unable to communicate with them. <\/em><\/p>\n

Defence officials insisted yesterday there was never any danger of an accidental launch. But the incident was deemed serious enough for Barack Obama to be briefed on it later. (<\/em>http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1324190\/Obama-told-nuclear-arsenal-hit-45-minute-glitch.html?ito=feeds-newsxml<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

The failure involved the launch control computers at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, “causing a loss of communication with the missiles”. <\/em><\/p>\n

“The failure also meant that certain security protocols were down as well. While the missiles were still able to be launched, control was only possible via an airborne communications platform.” <\/em>Failure at U.S. Air Force Base Takes 50 Nukes Offline)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

This is not the first time there is a “glitch” in the control over America’s nuclear arsenal. Invariably, these failures are not reported. <\/em><\/p>\n

A far more serious incident emerged in August 2007. As documented by CRG Research Associate Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, several nuclear warheads actually disappeared.<\/em><\/p>\n

In total there were six W80-1 nuclear warheads armed on AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missiles (ACMs) that were \u201clost.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

This was not a computer glitch. It was something far more serious.<\/em><\/p>\n

“There is a rigorous, almost inflexible,\u00a0chain of command in regards to the handling of nuclear weapons”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Why then did these nuclear warheads go missing?<\/em><\/p>\n

Nazemroaya’s research suggests\u00a0that “unauthorized\u00a0removal” of nuclear warheads\u00a0is an impossibility unless the chain of command is bypassed,\u00a0 “involving the\u00a0deliberate tampering of the paperwork\u00a0and tracking procedures.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The incident went virtually unreported and was casually categorized by the media as\u00a0“negligence”. <\/em><\/p>\n

See Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya’s detailed analysis, published in October 2007, on how these nukes went missing:<\/em>
\n <\/strong><\/p>\n

MISSING NUKES ON AUGUST 29-30, 2007<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

According to a wide range of reports, several nuclear bombs were \u201clost\u201d for 36 hours after taking off August 29\/30, 2007 on a \u201ccross-country journey\u201d across the U.S., from\u00a0U.S.A.F Base Minot in North Dakota to U.S.A.F. Base Barksdale\u00a0in\u00a0Louisiana. [1] Reportedly, in total there were six W80-1 nuclear warheads armed on AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missiles (ACMs) that were \u201clost.\u201d [2] The story was first reported\u00a0by the Military Times<\/em>, after military servicemen leaked the story.<\/p>\n

It is also worth noting that on August 27, 2007, just days before the “lost” nukes incident, three B-52\u00a0Bombers were performing special missions under the direct authorization of General Moseley, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force. [3] The exercise was reported as being an aerial information and image gathering mission. The base at Minot is also home of the 91st Space Wings, a unit under the command of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC).<\/p>\n

According to official reports, the U.S. Air Force pilots did not know that they were carrying weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Once in Louisiana, they also left the nuclear weapons unsecured on the runway for several hours.[4]<\/p>\n

U.S. Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans, and Requirements, Major-General Richard Y. Newton III commented on the incident, saying there was an \u201cunprecedented\u201d series of procedural errors, which revealed \u201can erosion of adherence to weapons-handling standards\u201d [5]<\/p>\n

These statements are misleading.\u00a0The lax security was not the result of\u00a0procedural\u00a0negligence within the U.S. Air Force, but rather the consequence of a deliberate tampering of these procedures.<\/p>\n

If a soldier, marine, airman, or sailor were even to be issued a rifle and rifle magazine \u2014 weaponry of a far lesser significance, danger, and cost \u2014 there is a strict signing and accountability process that involves a chain of command and paperwork.\u00a0This is part of the set of military checks and balances used by all the services within the U.S. Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

Military servicemen qualified to speak on the subject\u00a0will confirm that\u00a0there is\u00a0a stringent nuclear weapons handling procedure.\u00a0There is a rigorous, almost inflexible,\u00a0chain of command in regards to the handling of nuclear weapons and not just any soldier, sailor, airman, or marine is allowed to handle nuclear weapons. Only servicemen specialized in specific handling and loading procedures, are perm certified to handle, access\u00a0and load nuclear warheads.<\/p>\n

Every service personnel that moves or even touches these weapons must sign a tracking paper and has total accountability for their movement. There is good reason for the paperwork behind moving these weapons. The military officers that order the movement of nuclear weapons, including base commanders, must also fill out paper forms.<\/p>\n

In other words, unauthorized\u00a0removal of nuclear weapons would be virtually impossible to accomplish unless\u00a0the chain of command were\u00a0bypassed<\/strong>,\u00a0involving, in this case, the\u00a0deliberate tampering of the paperwork\u00a0and tracking procedures.<\/p>\n

The strategic bombers that carried the nuclear weapons also could not fly with their loaded nuclear weaponry without the authorization of senior military officials and the base commander. The go-ahead authorization of senior military officials must be transmitted to the servicemen that upload the nuclear weapons. Without\u00a0this authorization no flights can take place.<\/p>\n

In the case of the missing nukes, orders were given and flight permission was granted. Once again, any competent and eligible U.S. Air Force member can certify that this is the standard procedure.<\/p>\n

There are two important questions to be answered in relation to the “lost” nukes incident:<\/p>\n

1. Who gave the order\u00a0to arm the W80-1 thermonuclear warheads on the\u00a0AGM-129 Advanced Cruise Missiles (ACMs)?\u00a0At what level in the military hierarchy did this order originate? How was the order\u00a0transmitted down the command chain?<\/p>\n

2. If this was not a procedural error, what was the underlying military-political objective sought by those who gave the orders? <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Impossibility of “Losing” Nuclear Weapons<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

As Robert Stormer, a former U.S. lieutenant-commander in the U.S. Navy, has commented:\u00a0\u201cPress reports initially cited the Air Force mistake of flying nuclear weapons over the United States in violation of Air Force standing orders and international treaties, while completely missing the more important major issues, such as how six nuclear cruise missiles got loose to begin with.\u201d [6]<\/p>\n

Stormer also makes a key point, which is not exactly a secret: \u201cThere is a strict chain of custody for all such weapons. Nuclear weapons handling is spelled out in great detail in Air Force regulations, to the credit of that service. Every person who orders the movement of these weapons, handles them, breaks seals or moves any nuclear weapon must sign off for tracking purposes.\u201d [7]<\/p>\n

Stormer continues:<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo armed munitions specialists are required to work as a team with all nuclear weapons. All individuals working with nuclear weapons must meet very strict security standards and be tested for loyalty \u2014 this is known as a \u2018[Nuclear Weapons] Personnel Reliability Program [DoDD 5210 42].\u2019 They work in restricted areas within eyeshot of one another and are reviewed constantly.\u201d[8]<\/p>\n

Stormer unwraps the whole Pentagon cover-up by pointing out some logical facts and military procedures. First\u00a0he reveals that: \u201cAll security forces assigned [to handle and protect nuclear weapons]\u00a0are authorized to use deadly force to protect the weapons from any threat [including would-be thieves].\u201d [9]<\/p>\n

He\u00a0then points out a physical reality that can not be shrugged aside: \u201cNor does anyone quickly move a 1-ton cruise missile \u2014 or forget about six of them, as reported by some news outlets, especially cruise missiles loaded with high explosives.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further explains another physical and procedural reality about nuclear weapons assembly:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe United States also does not transport nuclear weapons meant for elimination attached to their launch vehicles under the wings of a combat aircraft. The procedure is to separate the warhead from the missile, encase the warhead and transport it by military cargo aircraft to a repository\u00a0\u2014 not an operational bomber base that just happens to be the staging area for Middle Eastern operations.\u201d [10]<\/p>\n

This last point raises the question of what were the nuclear weapons meant for? In this context, Stomrer puts forth the following list of important questions to which he demands an answer:<\/p>\n

1. Why, and for what ostensible purpose, were these nuclear weapons taken to Barksdale? <\/em>
\n2. How long was it before the error was discovered? <\/em>
\n3. How many mistakes and errors were made, and how many needed to be made, for this to happen? <\/em>
\n4. How many and which security protocols were overlooked? <\/em>
\n5. How many and which safety procedures were bypassed or ignored? <\/em>
\n6. How many other nuclear command and control non-observations of procedure have there been? <\/em>
\n7. What is Congress going to do to better oversee U.S. nuclear command and control?<\/em>
\n8. How does this incident relate to concern for reliability of control over nuclear weapons and nuclear materials in Russia, Pakistan and elsewhere? <\/em>
\n9. Does the Bush administration, as some news reports suggest, have plans to attack Iran with nuclear weapons? <\/em>
\n<\/em>
\nIt is a matter of perception, whether it is \u201cclear\u201d or \u201cunclear\u201d, as to why the nuclear warheads had not been removed beforehand from the missiles.<\/p>\n

For those who have been observing these series of \u201cunclear\u201d events it is becoming \u201cclear\u201d that a criminal government is at the helm of the United States. There was no way that the six nuclear missiles could have been \u201cmistakenly\u201d loaded, especially when their separate warheads had to be affixed to the missiles by individuals specialized in such a momentous task.<\/p>\n

It is also being claimed that military teams in both U.S.A.F. Base\u00a0Minot and U.S.A.F. Base Barksdale made major “procedural errors”. What are the probabilities of this occurring simultaneously in two locations?<\/p>\n

It is also worth noting that original reports from military sources\u00a0talked about only five of the six nuclear warheads from Minot being accounted for in Barksdale.[11] Nuclear warheads are also kept in\u00a0specialized storage areas or bunkers.\u00a0Moreover, nuclear weapons are not being decommissioned\u00a0at\u00a0Barksdale.<\/p>\n

The Role of the Nuclear Weapons Surety Program: What happened to Electronic Monitoring?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nuclear Weapons Surety Program is a joint program between the U.S. Department of Defence and the U.S. Department of Energy. The National Security Agency (NSA) is also involved as well as other U.S. federal government agencies. The Nuclear Weapons System Safety Program is part of this program, which involves a monitoring and safeguards regime for the U.S. nuclear arsenal.<\/p>\n

The Nuclear Weapons Security Standard falls under the Nuclear Weapons Surety Program and is in place to disallow any \u201cunauthorized access to nuclear weapons; prevent damage or sabotage to nuclear weapons; prevent loss of custody; and prevent, to the maximum extent possible, radiological contamination caused by unauthorized acts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under this or these safeguards system there also exists a rigorous control of use scheme, which is tied to the military chain of command and the White House.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommand and Control (C2)\u201d and \u201cUse Control\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cUse control\u201d is a set of security measures designed to prevent unauthorized access to nuclear weapons. These measures involve weapons design features, operational procedures, security, and system safety rules.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommand and Control\u201d or \u201cC2\u201d involves the Office of the President of the United States of America. C2 is an established line of command, which is tied to the White House. Without it, nuclear weapons cannot be deployed or armed as they were in U.S.A.F. Base Minot. It is these two control elements that establish the basis of authorization through which \u201cabsolute control of nuclear weapons\u201d is maintained \u201cat all times.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the checks and balances in place in regards to handling nuclear weapons, the Defence Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and its partners manually and electronically inspect and monitor all U.S. nuclear weapons through the Nuclear Weapon Status Information Systems.<\/p>\n

More Unanswered Questions: What Happened to the Computerized Tracking System?<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>
\nThe Nuclear Management Information Systems \u201cinterface with each other and provide [the U.S. Department of Defence] with the ability to track the location of nuclear weapons and components from cradle-to-grave [meaning from when they are made to when they are decommissioned].\u201d [12]<\/p>\n

The Military Times<\/em> also makes an omission that exposes the official narrative as false and indicates that the event was not\u00a0just a\u00a0mistake:\u00a0\u201cThe Defense Department uses a computerized tracking program to keep tabs on each one of its nuclear warheads, said Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. For the six warheads to make it onto the B-52, each one would have had to be signed out of its storage bunker and transported to the bomber.\u201d [13]<\/p>\n

This is where the chain of command in regards to military officers falls into play. If any of the stocked inventories of nuclear weapons are moved to an authorized location they will be noticed and tracked by the DTRA and will require the relevant authorization. There is also a code system involved that is tied to the chain of command.<\/p>\n

The fact that the incident only apparently became known to the U.S. Air Force when military personnel reported it, suggests that either the nuclear weapons were ordered to be moved or that the electronic tracking devices had been removed or tampered with.\u00a0This scenario would need the involvement of individuals with expertise in military electronics or for those responsible for the monitoring of nuclear weapons to look the other way or both.<\/p>\n

Mysterious Deaths in the United States Air Force: Whitewash and Cover-up<\/strong><\/p>\n

Several military personnel died under mysterious circumstances shortly before and after the incident. There are now questions regarding the fate of these individuals in the U.S. Air Force who\u00a0could have had relationships\u00a0in one way or another to the incident or possibly have been directly involved.\u00a0It is also necessary\u00a0to state that there is no proof that these\u00a0deaths\u00a0are linked to the\u00a0August flight from Minot to Barksdale in question.<\/p>\n

Citizens for Legitimate Government has pointed towards the involvement of the U.S. Air Force in a cover-up and has linked several deaths of U.S. servicemen to the incident. Lori Price has also stated for Citizens for a Legitimate Government that \u201cyou need about fourteen signatures to get an armed nuke on a B-52.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on several news sources, including the U.S. military,\u00a0we provide below a detailed review of these mysterious and untimely deaths of U.S. servicemen.<\/p>\n

Airman 1st Class Todd Blue<\/strong> went on leave days after the nuclear weapons were \u201clost.\u201d Blue died under questionable timing while on leave, visiting his family in Wytheville, Virginia at the age of 20 on September 10, 2007. He was a response force member assigned to the 5th Security Forces Squadron. What does this mean?<\/p>\n

Airman Todd Blue\u00a0occupied a key position in weapons systems security at Minot<\/strong>. [14]\u00a0At Minot U.S.A.F. Base the 5th Security Forces Squadron to which he belonged was responsible for base entry requirements and a particular section, the Weapons System Security section, was responsible for preventing the unauthorized removal of military property.\u00a0 The latter is responsible for security of all priority resources, meaning the security of nuclear weapons. In other words not only did\u00a0the 5th Security Forces Squadron keep eyes on what entered and left Minot, but they kept an eye on and monitored the nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n

U.S. Air Force Captain John Frueh<\/strong> is another serviceman who could have been indirectly\u00a0connected to the \u201clost\u201d nuclear weapons. He was reported as being last seen with a GPS device, camera, and camcorder being carried with him in\u00a0a backpack.\u00a0 Local police in Oregon and the F.B.I. seemed to be looking for him for days. His family also\u00a0felt that something bad had happened to him.<\/p>\n

On September 8, 2007 Captain Frueh was found dead in Washington State, near his abandoned rental car, after the Portland Police Department contacted the Skamania County Sheriff\u2019s Officer. [15] The last time he spoke with his family was August 30, 2007. He had arrived from Florida to attend a wedding that he never showed up at. The Oregonian<\/em> reported that \u201cAuthorities in Portland found no activity on his credit or bank cards since\u00a0[Frueh] was last seen (…) [and that] the last call from his cell phone was made at 12:28 p.m. [August 30, 2007] from Mill Plain Boulevard and Interstate 205 in Vancouver [Washington State].\u201d [16]<\/p>\n

His background was in meteorology and the study of the atmosphere and weather. He was also reported to be a U.S. Air Force pararescue officer. [17] He was also a major-select candidate, which means he was selected for a promotion as a U.S. Air Force major, but was not officially promoted.<\/p>\n

Captain Frueh belonged to the U.S.A.F. Special Operations Command. <\/strong>U.S.A.F. Special Operations Command has its headquarters in Hurlburt Field, Florida and is one of nine major Air Force commands. It is also the U.S. Air Force\u2019s component of U.S. Special Operations Command, a unified command located at MacDill Air Force Base, which is also in Florida. The force provides special operations forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to regional unified commands, such as CENTCOM. Its missions include conduct of global special operations. These operations \u2014 and this is where careful attention should be paid \u2014 range from \u201cprecision application of firepower, such as nuclear weapons,\u201d to infiltration, exfiltration (the removal of \u201cdevices,\u201d supplies, spies, special agents, or units from enemy territory), re-supply and refuelling of special operational elements.<\/p>\n

In Captain Frueh\u2019s case his death is questionable too. The U.S. Air Force would not let a missing persons\u2019 investigation go forward by the police without conducting its own investigation. Usually the different service branches of the U.S. military would investigate for missing servicemen, to see if these individuals\u00a0are Absent Without Authorized Leave (AWAL) or have deserted, before\u00a0an individual\u2019s case is handed over to the police.<\/p>\n

Another military weatherman, along with his wife,\u00a0also died after August 30, 2007. Senior Airman Clint Huff<\/strong>, belonging to the 26th Operational Weather Squadron and his wife Linda Huff died in a motorcycle accident on September 15, 2007. [18]\u00a0The husband and wife fatality happened on Shreveport-Blanchard Highway, near U.S.A.F. Base Barksdale, when according to the Caddo Parish Sheriff\u2019s Officer a Pontiac Aztec, a medium-sized SUV, initiated a left turn at the same time that the couple attempted to pass on a no passing zone and collided. [19]<\/p>\n

First-Lieutenant Weston Kissel<\/strong>, a B-52H Stratofortress Bomber pilot, also died in a reported Tennessee motorcycle accident. This was while he was on leave in, less than two months from the nuclear B-52 flights, on July 17, 2007. [20] His death came after another single-vehicle accident by another Minot serviceman, Senior Airman Adam Barrs. [21]<\/p>\n

Senior Airman Barrs<\/strong> died as a passenger in a vehicle being driven by Airman 1st Class Stephen Garrett, also from Minot. Garrett, also belongs to the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.<\/p>\n

The death of Barrs was reported as being part of a single-vehicle car accident. Associated Press<\/em> reports state that \u201c[Minot] Base officials say 20-year-old Barrs was a passenger in a vehicle that failed to negotiate a curve, hit an approach, hit a tree and started on fire late Tuesday [July 3, 2007] night.\u201d [22] Barrs was pronounced dead on the scene of the accident, while Garrett was taken the hospital with no updates released by the U.S. Air Force. Adam Barrs also belonged to the 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, where he was responsible for the maintenance and securing of the electronic communicational and navigation mission systems aboard the B-52H Stratofortresses on base. The 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is\u00a0also one of the units\u00a0that are responsible for loading\u00a0and unloading weaponry\u00a0onto\u00a0the\u00a0B-52H Stratofortresses.<\/p>\n

The deaths of Kissel and\u00a0Barrs\u00a0could be dismissed as irrelevant because\u00a0they occurred prior to the incident. However, Barrs and Kissel could have been in one way or another connected to the advanced planning\u00a0of the special operation,\u00a0prior to the incident (special operations\u00a0are not planned in a few days and may take months and even longer).\u00a0 There is, of course, no proof and only an independent investigation will be able to reveal\u00a0whether these deaths are connected to the incident.<\/p>\n

If there was an internal and secretive operation bypassing most military personnel, a few men in key positions would have to have been involved over a period of time prior to the August 29\/30, 2007 flight. Senior Airman Barrs, due to his expertise in communication and navigational systems, could potentially have been involved in the preparations that would have allowed the nuclear weapons to escape detection by military surveillance and be ready for takeoff.<\/p>\n

Reprimands, Replacements and Reassignments \u00a0in the U.S.A.F. Chain of Command <\/strong><\/p>\n

Senior officers, including three colonels and a lieutenant-colonel, are among seventy personnel that will reportedly be disciplined for negligence and for\u00a0allowing a B-52H Stratofortress\u00a0Bomber to fly across the U.S. carrying six nuclear-armed cruise missiles that should never have been loaded under its wings. [23]<\/p>\n

According to the Military Times<\/em>, George W. Bush Jr. had been swiftly informed. This is a lockstep procedure. This illustrates the importance tied to the authorization\u00a0needed for handling nuclear weapons. This is part of a two-way process in regards to authorization from the White House.<\/p>\n

The commander of the 5th Munitions Squadron and the commander of the 5th Bomb Wing, Colonel Bruce Emig, have been replaced along with a series of other senior officers. This implies that the U.S. Air Force chain of command is directly involved in this event. None of these senior officers have been authorized to speak or make statements,\u00a0according to U.S. military sources. Will any of these officers receive lucrative departure packages? Have they been reassigned?<\/p>\n

More generally, the nature of the reprimands directed against senior officers involved has not been fully disclosed.<\/p>\n

The \u201cmemory\u201d of the incident is being erased through a reorganization of the ranks and a purge at U.S.A.F. Base Minot. The streamlining of the chain of command as well as the mysterious deaths of personnel who could have been involved in the incident, raise a series of far-reaching questions.<\/p>\n

There are several important issues regarding the senior officers\u2019 chain of command at Minot, which will be addressed in this article.\u00a0Once again, the most important questions in regards to the missing nukes are: Who gave the orders and authorization<\/strong> for the operation and what where the underlying objectives<\/strong> of loading armed nuclear missiles?<\/p>\n

Other Mysterious<\/strong> Deaths:\u00a0Was the Missing\u00a0 Nukes Incident connected to US War Plans directed against Iran?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A U.S. Air Force official, Charles D. Riechers<\/strong>, has been found dead on October 14, 2007. [24] Riechers was a retired Air Force officer and master navigator specializing in electronic warfare. He was a member of the Senior Executive Service of the U.S. Air Force, and was the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and Management. A description of his duties includes \u201cproviding sound expert advice and guidance on acquisition and procurement policies, as well as formulating, reviewing and, as assigned, execution of plans, programs and policies relating to organization, function, operation and improvement of the Air Force\u2019s acquisition system.\u201d<\/p>\n

He apparently killed himself by running his car\u2019s engine inside his suburban garage in Virginia. The death of Charles D. Riechers has been casually linked by The Washington Post<\/em> to\u00a0his involvement in fraudulent activities and embezzlement. [25] The Washington Post<\/em> reported that the Air Force had asked defense contractor, Commonwealth Research Institute (C.R.I.), to give him a job with no known duties while he waited for official clearance for his promoted rank in the Pentagon. Riechers is quoted as saying: \u201cI really didn\u2019t do anything for C.R.I.,\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cI [still] got a paycheck from them.\u201d The question, of course, was whether the contractor might expect favours in return upon his assignment to the Pentagon last January. [26] A mysterious suicide letter expressing shame was subsequently reported; the letter was\u00a0reportedly from a man who had already admitted\u00a0without shame that he was receiving money for doing nothing. This was known to the\u00a0U.S. Senate, which had\u00a0approved his promotion.<\/p>\n

In a report featured by Pravda<\/em>, Russian Intelligence analysts have said that the reported suicide of Charles D. Riechers was a cover-up and that\u00a0he was murdered because of his involvement in the controversial flight of nuclear weapons over the continental United States.<\/p>\n

Pravda <\/em>reports that \u201cRussian Intelligence Analysts are reporting today that American War Leaders have \u2018suicided\u2019 [sic] one of their Top U.S. Air Force Officials Charles D. Riechers as the rift growing between the U.S. War Leaders and their Top Military Officers over a nuclear attack on Iran appears to be nearing open warfare.\u201d [27]<\/p>\n

According to the Pravda<\/em> report, the incident was linked to an operation to smuggle nuclear weapons away from the U.S. military in connection to launching a war against Iran.<\/p>\n

The Commonwealth Research Institute (CRI), a registered non-profit organization is a subsidiary of Concurrent Technologies, which is registered with the IRS as a tax-exempt charity, which is run by Daniel Richard DeVos. Devos is also an associate of John P. Murtha, who was investigated by the F.B.I. for his Saudi links.<\/p>\n

Certainly the ties of the Commonwealth Research Institute (CRI), a non-profit organization working for the Pentagon, are questionable and the organization could be a front for internal operations that bypass most military personnel. The case appears to be part of an internal operation that was being kept a secret from most of\u00a0the U.S. military, but what for?<\/p>\n

More than a month before the death of Riechers, General Russell Elliot Dougherty,<\/strong> a retired flag officer, was also reported to have died on September 7, 2007 at his home in Falcon Landing military retirement community in Potomac Falls located in Arlington, Virginia. [28] He once was one of the most senior individuals responsible for the nuclear arsenal of the U.S. military and also the former commander of Strategic Air Command (SAC) and director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, which identified nuclear targets worldwide amongst its responsibilities.\u00a0At Minot next to his obituary was a military information notice on suicide, telling servicepersons what the signs of suicide are. [29]<\/p>\n

Russell Dougherty in the course of his military\u00a0career in the U.S. Air Force\u00a0had dealt\u00a0with the issues pertaining to Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD), full spectrum dominance,\u00a0how to defeat the enemy and avoid\u00a0 a nuclear war, other uses for\u00a0nuclear weaponry,\u00a0Nuclear Primacy for the U.S.,\u00a0and tackling the effects of the wind and weather \u2014 due to their unpredictable natures \u2014 on the use of nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n

The fact that the nuclear warheads were attached to the nuclear cruise missiles could mean that someone wanted to take the weapons in one step or to use them right away.<\/p>\n

Timely Appointments at U.S.A.F. Base Minot<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>
\nSeveral of the commanding officers at Minot were freshly appointed in June, 2007. This may have been part of standard procedures, but the timing should not be ignored.<\/p>\n

Colonel Robert D. Critchlow<\/strong> was transferred, just before the incident,\u00a0from the Pentagon\u00a0to Minot and appointed commanding officer for the 91st Operations Group, a missileer unit and the operational backbone of the 91st Space Wing. In Washington, D.C. he was involved in research for the Congressional Research Services and later posted into Air Force Nuclear Response and Homeland Defence.<\/p>\n

Colonel Myron L. Freeman<\/strong> was transferred from Japan to Minot in June, 2007. Colonel Freeman\u00a0was appointed as the commander of the 91st Security Forces Group, which is responsible for securing Minot\u2019s nuclear arsenal.<\/p>\n

Colonel Gregory S. Tims<\/strong> was also\u00a0appointed as deputy commander or vice-commander of the 91st Space Wing in June, 2007. However, Colonel Tims was transfered to Minot from California almost a year before.<\/p>\n

One of the most senior non-commissioned officers (NCOs) or non-commissioned members (NCMs), Chief Master Sergeant Mark R. Clark,<\/strong> was also transferred to U.S.A.F. Base Minot from\u00a0Nebraska\u00a0in July, 2007.<\/p>\n

Colonel Roosevelt Allen<\/strong> was also transferred to Minot from\u00a0Washington, D.C. to\u00a0become commander of the 5th Medical Group.<\/p>\n

Colonel Bruce Emig<\/strong>, the now-former\u00a0commander of the 5th Bomb Wing,\u00a0was also transferred to\u00a0Minot from U.S.A.F. Base\u00a0Ellsworth in South Dakota\u00a0in June, 2007. Colonel Emig was\u00a0also the base commander of Minot. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Colonel Cynthia M. Lundell<\/strong><\/strong>, the now-former group commander for the 5th Maintenance Group, the\u00a0unit responsible for\u00a0loading and unloading weaponry\u00a0onto\u00a0the\u00a0B-52H Stratofortresses was also freshly transferred from a NATO post in Western Europe in June, 2007. Were\u00a0these appointments temporary? Were any of these appointments related to the\u00a0six \u201clost\u201d nuclear\u00a0missiles?
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\nPrior to the Missing Nukes Incident, Minot Airmen\u00a0Meet with\u00a0the President and the U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

On June 15, 2007<\/strong>, George W. Bush Jr.\u00a0met senior officers from U.S.A.F. Base Minot at U.S.A.F. Base McConnell in Wichita, Kansas during a visit to Boeing\u2019s Integrated Defense Systems facility. Amongst them was Major Daniel Giacomazza of the 5th Operational Support Squadron.<\/p>\n

Senator Patrick Roberts of Kansas was also present. \u201cWhile he chaired the Senate Intelligence Committe from 2002 to 2007, [Senator] Roberts stonewalled attempts to investigate everything from the manipulation of intelligence in the rush to war in Iraq, President Bush\u2019s warrantless wiretaps, and even allegations of the use of torture by the CIA,\u201d according to Associated Press<\/em> (AP) reports. [30] The same report also indicates that the U.S. President\u00a0was in Wichita for a\u00a0political fundraiser, and stopped at a new Boys and Girls Club\u00a0of America to defray the costs of getting to Wichita via Air Force One for Senator Roberts\u2019 campaign.<\/p>\n

Military sources have reported that a B-52H Stratofortress was flown to Wichita so that Boeing\u2019s engineers could take a look in order\u00a0to make adjustments to the\u00a0war planes for\u00a0a new military program.\u00a0[31] Nothing has been\u00a0reported about any private meetings between President Bush Jr. or any of his presidential staff and the personnel from Minot. However, reports have been made of\u00a0meetings between military families and the U.S. President\u00a0in his office on Air Force One.<\/p>\n

General Moseley, the Air Force Chief of Staff, had previously visited Minot on March 14-15, 2007<\/strong>, a month before Minot\u00a0airmen went to\u00a0Wichita.\u00a0[32] If a secret mission was being\u00a0prepared, these\u00a0events could have played a role\u00a0in\u00a0the recruiting phases for an important internal special operation.\u00a0Following their recruitment, Minot servicemen could have\u00a0symbolically\u00a0met\u00a0General Moseley or White House officials to understand that the mission was being sanctioned by the highest ranks and offices in the United States.<\/p>\n

Orders had to Come from the Top: Treason of the Highest Order<\/strong><\/p>\n

Orders had to come from higher up.<\/p>\n

The operation would not have been possible\u00a0without the involvement of more than one individual in the highest ranks of the U.S. Air Force command structure and the Pentagon.<\/p>\n

The only way to bypass these separate chains of command is \u201cto be above them\u201d\u00a0(from higher up), as well as to have the possibility of directly overseeing their implementation.<\/p>\n

These orders would then have been communicated to lower levels in the U.S. Air Force command chain in different locations, to allow for so-called \u201coversight\u201d to proceed. The alternative to this is \u201can alternative chain of command,\u201d although this also needs someone in the highest ranks of office to organize and oversee.<\/p>\n

The post given to Riechers was politically motivated, given his track record in the U.S. Air Force.\u00a0Riechers had been in a position of responsibility in the U.S. Air Force special operational support activities; something he had in common with Russell Dougherty, the former SAC commander. He would have been one of the best suited individuals for making arrangements\u00a0in the case of an alternative command structure for a secretive nuclear operation. Moreover,\u00a0he already had a record of corrupt behaviour\u00a0through his involvement with the Commonwealth Research Institute. The possible involvement of U.S. Air Force weathermen and special operatives raises many questions as to what exactly was the objective of making the nuclear weapons disappear. [33]<\/p>\n

The Investigation<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.S. Air Force has publicly stated that it has made a \u201cmistake,\u201d which is very unusual\u00a0and almost unprecedented for a military organization that tries to continually assure the American public of their safety.<\/p>\n

The fact that seventy or more military personnel have been punished in the case of the \u201clost\u201d nuclear weapons does not mean, however, that the senior commanding officers\u00a0responsible for having carried out the special operation will be identified and punished.<\/p>\n

Quite the opposite. The investigation could indeed result in a camouflage of the chain of command, where lower-ranking military personnel are accused and court-martialed, with a view to ultimately protecting those in high office who have committed an act of treason.<\/p>\n

The series of deaths mentioned above, may have no ties whatsoever\u00a0with the the August flight in question from Minot to Barksdale, but the\u00a0issues of command, monitoring, and authorization cannot be overlooked or ignored.\u00a0The American people have before them a case of treason that involves the highest offices of government and most probably the offices of the President and the Vice-President.<\/p>\n

Once again, the \u201cC2\u201d process involves the Office of the President and Commander-in-Chief. It is\u00a0an\u00a0established line of command, without which nuclear weapons could not have been deployed or armed as they were in U.S.A.F. Base Minot. It is this command\u00a0element that establishes the basis of authorization through which \u201cabsolute control of nuclear weapons\u201d is maintained \u201cat all times.\u201d<\/p>\n

With time it is possible that military servicemen and servicewomen may come forward with more information.<\/p>\n

However, in the meantime, there has been a streamlining of military personnel at U.S.A.F. Base Minot.\u00a0Base personnel have become dispersed and reassigned to other locations.<\/p>\n

If they on the grounds of loyalty to their country, the United States of America, come forward and reveal what has taken place, they are to be saluted with full honour by all ranks. As George Orwell said, \u201cIn a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act,\u201d and indeed these are deceitful times.<\/p>\n

The fact that U.S. Air Force officers came forward and reported this incident is contrary to U.S. military procedures, regulations,\u00a0and laws. The U.S. military will never release any information that will risk or damage its reputation. Any information in regards to nuclear weapons can not be released without prior consultations with and authorization by the White House.<\/p>\n

The nuclear weapons were armed and moved deliberately. Orders had to have come from the highest echelons of the U.S. government.<\/p>\n

The question is what exactly were they meant for? Were they part of a war agenda or something else?<\/p>\n

Bush Threatens Iran with Nuclear Weapons<\/strong><\/p>\n

What adds intrigue to an understanding of the missing nukes,\u00a0are the international events and war games taking place just after the \u201clost\u201d nuclear weapons incident, not to mention the\u00a0President\u2019s ongoing threats to attack Iran with nuclear weapons and Vice President\u00a0Cheney’s repeated warnings that a second large scale terrorist attack on America\u00a0is under preparation, with the support of Iran.<\/p>\n

In the U.S., under the Vigilant Shield 2008 war games (initiated in September, 2007) and the TOPOFF anti-terrorism exercises,\u00a0some form of nuclear terrorist attack on American soil had been envisaged. The roles of Russia and China had also been contemplated.\u00a0The latter would be \u201ca likely scenario\u201d had the U.S. attacked Iran and as a result Russia and China had decided to intervene. [34] Under Vigilant Shield 2007, held in 2006, the possibility of a nuclear war with Iran\u2019s allies, Russia and China, had been contemplated in the war games scenario.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin has responded by holding its own war games.[35]<\/p>\n

An unveiled threat to trigger World War Three has been the\u00a0response of George W. Bush Jr. to Russia\u2019s\u00a0statements warning that a U.S. sponsored war with Iran, could result in an escalating World War III scenario.<\/p>\n

The six nuclear warheads were not meant for use in theatre operations against Iran. This is obvious because if they were then\u00a0they would have been deployed via the proper procedural routes without the need to hide anything. Besides, there are already theatre-level nuclear weapons ready and armed in Europe and the Middle East for any possible Middle Eastern mission. There was something more to the incident.<\/p>\n

It is also worth noting that\u00a0the Israelis launched an attack on an alleged Syrian nuclear facility that both Tel Aviv and the White House claim was constructed with the assistance of North Korea. This event has been used, through official statements and media disinformation, to draw a Syria-Iran-North Korea nuclear proliferation axis. [36]<\/p>\n

In regards to the case of the missing nuclear weapons, weathermen\u00a0and\u00a0military personnel with an expertise in space and missile\u00a0components were involved.\u00a0The incident took place during a time when the U.S. missile shield projects in Eastern Europe and Eastern Asia, directed against Russia and China, were raising international\u00a0tensions and alarms. On October 23, 2007, President Bush Jr.\u00a0stated:\u00a0\u201cThe need for missile defence in Europe is real and I believe it\u2019s urgent.\u201d [37]<\/p>\n

Nuclear warfare,\u00a0the militarization of space, and \u201cthe missile shield\u201d\u00a0 are interrelated military processes.\u00a0\u00a0The overtones of Nuclear Primacy are\u00a0hanging\u00a0in the air. One of the goals of the U.S. military has been to effectively shield itself from a potential Russian or potential Russian and Chinese nuclear response to a nuclear \u201cFirst Strike\u201d from the U.S. military. [38]\u00a0The militarization of space\u00a0is\u00a0also deeply linked to this military project.\u00a0Like their advanced knowledge\u00a0about the U.S. missile shield project, Russian and Chinese officials have got wind of\u00a0these ambitions and are fully aware of what the U.S. intends to do.<\/p>\n

NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n

[1] Sarah Baxter, US hits panic button as air force \u2018loses\u2019 nuclear missiles<\/span>, The Times<\/em> (U.K.), October 21, 2007<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[2] The Nuclear Reactions Data Centres also estimated that the W80-1 stockpile included a total of 1,400 warheads remain in stockpile associated with the 900 ALCMs that are in storage with their warheads removed.<\/p>\n

[3] Baxter, US hits panic button<\/span>, Op. cit.<\/em><\/p>\n

[4] John Andrew Prime, Barksdale bombers expand B-52 capabilities<\/span>, The Sheveport Times<\/em>, August 27, 2007<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

[5] Baxter, US hits panic button<\/span>, Op. cit.<\/em>; Major-General Newton is also responsible for formulating policy supporting air, space, nuclear, counter-proliferation, homeland, weather, and cyber operations. Because of his role as one of the Air Forces\u2019 key flag officers in regards to nuclear issues\u00a0and counter-proliferation he has been involved in war planning in regards to\u00a0Iran, Israeli preparations for attacks on Syria, and the 2006 Israeli\u00a0war against Lebanon.<\/p>\n

[6] Robert Stormer, Nuke transportation story has explosive implications<\/span>, Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/em>, Octobers 8, 2007.<\/p>\n

[7] Ibid.<\/em>; To help ensure adequate shipboard security, TLAM-N is protected by an intrusion detection alarm system that indicates an intrusion, both visually and audibly, at a continuously manned station capable of dispatching a security team.<\/p>\n

[8] Ibid.<\/em><\/p>\n

[9] Ibid.<\/em><\/p>\n

[10] Ibid.<\/em><\/p>\n

[11] Michael Hoffman, B-52 mistakenly flies with nukes aboard<\/span>, Military Times<\/em>, September 10, 2007; Associated Press<\/em> sources also made the same report. Military Times simply changed their article and AP withdrew its report on the basis of a factual error.<\/p>\n

[12] Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defence (DoD), Year 2000 Status of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Nuclear Weapon Information Tracking Systems<\/span>, Report No. 99-235 (August 19, 1999).<\/p>\n

[13] Michael Hoffman, Commander disciplined for nuclear mistake<\/span>, Militarty Times<\/em>, September 7, 2007<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[14] Minot Airman dies while on leave<\/span>, Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs<\/em>, September 12, 2007.<\/a><\/p>\n

[15] Body of missing Air Force captain found<\/span>, Associated Press<\/em>, September 10, 2007<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[16] Kimberly Wilson, Portland police seek Air Force weatherman missing on trip<\/span>, The Oregonian<\/em>, September 5, 2007.<\/p>\n

[17] U.S. Air Force operatives that are tasked with recovery and medical treatment of personnel in war environments, as well as handling astronauts returning from space. They are the only members of the U.S. military that are specially trained and equipped to conduct personnel recovery operations in hostile or denied areas as a primary mission.<\/p>\n

[18] Victims in Saturday motorcycle accident identified, The Sheveport Times<\/em>, September 16, 2007<\/a>; Notice of Active Duty Death<\/span>, The Bombardier<\/em>, September 21, 2007<\/a>, p.1.<\/em><\/p>\n

[19] John Andrew Prime, Caddo deputies work double fatality accident<\/span>, The Sheveport Times<\/em>, September 15, 2007<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

[20] Minot Airman dies in motorcycle accident<\/span>, Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs<\/em>, July 18, 2007<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[21] Minot Airman identified<\/span>, Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs, July 5, 2007.<\/a><\/p>\n

[22] Authorities identify Minot airman killed in crash<\/span>, Associated Press<\/em>, July 5, 2007.<\/p>\n

[23] Baxter, US hits panic button<\/span>, Op. cit.<\/em><\/p>\n

[24] Air Force official found dead<\/span>, The Tribune-Democrat<\/em>, October 16, 2007<\/a>; Ginger Thompson and Eric Schmitt, Top Air Force Official Dies in Apparent Suicide,<\/span> The New York Times<\/em>, October 16, 2007<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[25] Robert O\u2019Harrow Jr., Air Force Arranged No-Work Contract: Experts Question Official\u2019s Deal With Nonprofit<\/span>, The Washington Post<\/em>, October 1, 2007, p.A01<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[26] Ibid.<\/em><\/p>\n

[27] Top US Air Force official \u2018suicided\u2019 [sic] as Iran war nears, Pravda<\/em>, October 16, 2007<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[28] Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb, Obituaries: Russell E. Dougherty<\/span>, The Washington Post<\/em>, October 13, 2007, p.B06.<\/p>\n

[29] General Dougherty, former SAC commander, dies<\/span>, The Bombardier<\/em>, September 21, 2007<\/a>, p.9.<\/em><\/p>\n

[30] Deb Reichmann, Bush Raises Money for Kansas Senator<\/span>, Associated Press<\/em>, June 15, 2007.<\/a><\/p>\n

[31] Warbirds meet commander and chief<\/span>, Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs<\/em>, June 22, 2007.<\/a><\/p>\n

[32] Staff Sergeant Trevor Tiernan, CSAF visits Minot<\/span>, Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs<\/em>, March 16, 2007.<\/a><\/p>\n

[33] Infra.<\/em> n.38.<\/p>\n

[34] Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Vigilant Shield 2008: Terrorism, Air Defences, and the Domestic Deployment of the US Military<\/span>, Centre for Research on Globalization<\/em><\/a> (CRG), October 6, 2007; Michel Chossoduvsky, Dangerous Crossroads: US Sponsored War Games<\/span>, Centre for Research on Globalization<\/em><\/a> (CRG), October 6, 2007; The March to War: NATO Preparing for War with Serbia? Centre for Research on Globalization<\/em> (CRG), October 19, 2007.<\/a><\/p>\n

[35] Michel Chossudovsky, New Cold War: Simultaneously, Russia and America Conduct Major War Games<\/span>, Centre for Research on Globalization<\/em>, October 16, 2007.<\/a><\/p>\n

[36] Both the U.S. and Israeli governments cite the arrival of a North Korean ship with alleged nuclear-related cargo as proof, but one needs only point out one fact to dislodge this claim. The U.S. government has setup an internationally illegal program involved in policing the seas and maritime traffic, the International Proliferation Initiative (IPI). Under the IPI the U.S. has been illegally stopping North Korean vessels and inspecting them, especially when they have suspected suspicious materials. Hereto, North Korea has not been given any carte blanches from vessel inspections. The U.S. Navy and NATO vessels have a virtual cordon of the waterways around the Middle East from the Indian Ocean to the Read Sea and Mediterranean Sea. If the North Korean vessel had nuclear materials it would never have reached Syria.<\/p>\n

[37]\u00a0Missile shield is \u2018urgent\u2019 – Bush<\/span>,\u00a0British Broadcasting Corporation<\/em> (BBC), October 23, 2007.<\/a><\/p>\n

The U.S. is well in the process of\u00a0implementing the recommendations of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC); \u201c[The United States must] develop and deploy missile defences to defend the American homeland and American allies, and to provide a secure basis for U.S. power projection around the world,\u201d and \u201cControl the new \u2018international commons\u2019 of space and cyberspace and pave the way for the creation of a new military service \u2014 U.S. Space Forces\u00a0\u2014 with the mission of space control.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thomas Donnelly et al.<\/em>, Rebuilding America\u2019s Defenses: Strategy, Forces, and Resources For A New Century<\/span> (The Project for the New American Century: September 2000), p.v.<\/a><\/p>\n

[38]\u00a0It is here that two things should be noted in regards to physics and magnetospheric physics; Firstly, nuclear explosions from the air are different than ground-based nuclear explosions in many ways (including contamination levels), but the weather and wind direction are major unknowns or variables; Secondly, as a fundamental natural law energy never disappears, it only changes or is transferred. The energy from nuclear\u00a0explosions can theoretically be transferred into the Earth\u2019 magnetic radiation fields, called the Van Allen Belt or the Van Allen Belts, and used to energize and excite various particles, sub-atomic particles, and ions. Tentatively, if manipulated this can have harmful results on surface areas, including burning electronic and communication devices, and military applications such as disrupting satellites in space. If this were possible Russian, Chinese, Iranian, or Indian military defences, communications, and missile facilities could be effortlessly neutralized.<\/p>\n

These radiation belts also travel in loops and notionally an energized pulse set off from an area in the U.S. could circumnavigate into an area halfway around the globe.<\/p>\n

In fact the U.S. military has been experimenting with manipulating the radiation belts since the end of the Second World War. The U.S. Navy\u2019s Project Argus, taking place from August to September 1958, is an example. A total of five nuclear weapons were used; three atom bombs (weapons using nuclear fission) were detonated above the Atlantic Ocean and two thermonuclear or hydrogen bombs (weapons using nuclear fusion) in the Pacific Ocean in an effort to manipulate the Van Allen Belts.<\/p>\n

_________________________<\/p>\n

Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya is an independent writer based in Ottawa specializing in Middle Eastern affairs. He is a Research Associate of the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG).<\/em><\/p>\n

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