This story even got the top placement on Drudge Report before Thompson announced . . . and I love how even though DoD Policy is neither to confirm or deny the presence of Nuclear Weapons, anywhere, even on
SSBNs, there are several "unnamed officers" who confirm their presence. The ground crew who let this happen, the aircrew who flew this aircraft without checking their aircraft properly, and the leakers should all be flogged infront of a formation of all the servicemembers of the base which they are assigned at. But why is it that we just don't assume that all capable ships and aircraft already carry atleast one nuclear capable ordanance. I mean, isn't that the reason for the DoD policy . . . to increase the nuclear detterent potential of the capable weapon platforms?