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Bring Me Men

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ryan Berry, 26, says he should not have to work with women. Berry is assigned to a nuclear missile silo at North Dakota’s Minot Air Force Base. The job requires two officers to be present to launch missiles in case of war. His commanders tried to accommodate his wishes until fellow officers complained about the special treatment Berry was getting. Berry, who is married and describes himself as a devout Roman Catholic, says he cannot work alone with a woman on the typical 24-hour shifts underground because such “close quarters can tempt a man to sin.” (AP) ...If he has no willpower, do we really want him to hold the keys to nukes?


Publication Date: 1 August 1999

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Volume 6, Page 20
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