Edward Warren was shocked when he learned that the soldiers in charge of the nation’s nuclear-tipped missiles regularly cheated on tests… But while serving at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming from 2009-2013, Warren saw lots of cheating. The cause, according to Warren and other former missile launch officers reached by NPR, was a culture driven by constant demand for perfection.
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