The Air Force provided the following information on the generals involved : . Punishment for 6 generals , 9 colonels ranged from letters to command removal . Total number of officers was 17 , but 15 of them were senior ranking . Comment: Incident was one of four nuke mishaps that have occurred in recent years .
Punishment for 6 generals , 9 colonels ranged from letters to command removal . Total number of officers was 17 , but 15 of them were senior ranking . Comment: Incident was one of four nuke mishaps that have occurred in recent years .