Gates ousts Air Force leaders in historic shake-up

[NewsBot]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates ousted the Air Force's top military and civilian leaders Thursday, holding them to account in a historic Pentagon shake-up after nuclear missile warhead fuses were mistakenly shipped to Taiwan....

By ROBERT BURNS

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[Old Salt]

One thing about the chain of command. You can delegate authority down the chain, but you can never delegate responsibility. These two are ultimately responsible for what happens in the Air Force. You could probably reasonably extend that further up the chain.

 

[snafu]

So did we get them back?

 

[Old Salt]

So did we get them back?

What? The fuses? I'm pretty sure we did. But un-copied? The original news coverage on the FUBAR just said they were nose cones.

 

[snafu]

What? The fuses? I'm pretty sure we did. But un-copied? The original news coverage on the FUBAR just said they were nose cones.

Yeah your right there. I didn' t think about that.