https://www.airandspaceforces.com/daily-report/20240103/

Quote:  https://apnews.com/article/missile-cancer-nuclear-air-force-f17d9f56e01e2750990d294d4b51a25c

Doreen Jenness, the widow of Air Force Capt. Jason Jenness, sits for a portrait during an interview with the Associated Press at her home in Missoula, Mont., Aug. 26, 2023. Capt. Jenness was a Malmstrom missileer who died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2001 at the age of 31. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)© Provided by The Associated Press

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A large pool of dark liquid festering on the floor. No fresh air. Computer displays that would overheat and ooze out a fishy-smelling gel that nauseated the crew. Asbestos readings 50 times higher than the Environmental Protection Agency’s safety standards. These are just some of the past toxic risks that were in the underground capsules and silos where Air Force nuclear missile crews have worked since the 1960s. Now many of those service members have cancer.

AP Capsule Reports Document:  https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24245197-capsule-reports

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Reports on toxins found in nuclear missile launch control capsules dating back to the 1980s, including reports detailing some of the asbestos, PCBs and other toxins found in the missile officers' underground workspaces.

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Contributed by AP Staff (Associated Press)

Source: U.S. Air Force