11 October 2013 Last updated at 12:14 ET
A US general in charge of the country’s long-range nuclear missiles is to be sacked due to “loss of trust and confidence”, officials have said.
The exact reasons for Maj Gen Michael Carey’s removal from his 20th Air Force role were not immediately clear.
The sacking was not linked to the operation of the nuclear arsenal, which was safe, the officials insisted.
On Wednesday the US Navy announced an admiral overseeing nuclear weapons forces had been sacked from the role.
That was due to illegal gambling activities, officials said.
US sacks nuclear missiles general
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