http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/03/26/asia/OUKWD-UK-USA-NUCLEAR-TAIWAN.php
U.S. mistakenly sent nuclear missile fuses to Taiwan
By Kristin Roberts Reuters
Published: March 26, 2008
WASHINGTON: The U.S. military mistakenly shipped four fuses for nuclear missiles to Taiwan in 2006 and never caught the error, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, acknowledging an incident likely to rile China.
The military was supposed to ship helicopter batteries to Taiwan, but instead sent fuses used as part of the trigger mechanism on Minuteman missiles. Taiwan returned the parts to U.S. custody last week.