Some other threads on the topic if anyone is interested in reading the comments thereon:
Air Force general in charge of ICBMs to be fired ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3078018/posts
General in Charge of Nuclear Missiles Is Fired
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3077902/posts
General in Charge of Nuclear Missiles Is Fired ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3077698/posts
http://www.ijreview.com/2013/06/62053-president-obamas-purge-military-officers-replaced-by-the-commander-in-chief/