US Nuke Missiles Disabled

(Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming) According to the Pentagon, 50 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) were disabled Saturday for about 45 minutes due to a computer glitch.

The glitch in the underground cable system linking launch control centers at F.E. Warren Air Force base to the missile silos affected one-ninth of the U.S. land-based nuclear force, a key part of the nation's nuclear deterrent, officials said.

Officials stressed that there was no possibility of accidental launch or indications that foreign government or terrorists had hacked into the system.

One military official remarked that the incident was not insignificant but not catastrophic.