Quote Originally Posted by Fuchs View Post
It's likely more because of the AF lobbying for more F-22's after Gates said 'no' than about the safety regulations mishap.
No, I don't think so. It's a combination of things, and the F-22 is only a part of that. There were actually two nuke-related mishaps, and in the second case Gates didn't even trust the AF to look into it on its own.