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Energy Dept: Nuclear Weapons Drivers Drank on the Job

HeadlineNov 23, 2010

A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy has revealed federal agents hired to transport nuclear weapons and components sometimes got drunk while on convoy missions. There have been at least 16 alcohol-related incidents involving employees of the Office of Secure Transportation between 2007 and 2009. In one incident last year, police detained two agents who went to a bar during an assignment.

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