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• Together, the Carey and Giardina firings add a new dimension to a set of serious problems facing the military's nuclear force. The ICBM segment in particular has had several recent setbacks, including a failed safety and security inspection at a base in Montana in August, followed by the firing of the colonel there in charge of security forces. In May, The Associated Press revealed that 17 Minuteman 3 missile launch control officers at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., had been taken off duty in a reflection of what one officer there called "rot" inside the ICBM force.
• Air Force Gen. Robert Kehler, the nation's most senior nuclear commander as

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