Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called yesterday for a complete inventory of the nation’s nuclear weapons parts. It follows what Pentagon officials described as the “extremely embarrassing” shipment of nuclear fuses to Taiwan. The Washington Post’s Josh White reports that the Taiwanese government discovered the shipment a year ago and that both countries didn’t know exactly how best to proceed.

White describes it as a soul-searching time for the Pentagon.  It’s not hard to see why, as the incident merely involves really ticking off China and raising further doubts about America’s ability to handle nuclear weapons.  Read White here.   MB

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