A "Blue Ribbon" Air Force report made public last week says that security for nuclear weapon storage sites is bad, particularly the five places the U.S. uses to store weapons in Europe. The Washington Post’s Walter Pincus looks at the report, originally written in February, that criticizes both the shoddy buildings and inexperienced building personnel in charge of nuclear weapons.

The report comes after a B-2 bomber pilot unwittingly flew nuclear missiles between North Dakota and Louisiana last September. The Air Force has since fired two top officials, but the Blue Ribbon report suggests problems more institutional than a few bad apples at the top.-MB

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