Nuclear parts wrongly end up in Taiwan

The US military mistakenly shipped four triggers for nuclear missiles to Taiwan in 2006, the Pentagon said today, adding the …

The US military mistakenly shipped four triggers for nuclear missiles to Taiwan in 2006, the Pentagon said today, adding the parts have been returned to US custody.

The military was supposed to ship helicopter batteries to Taiwan but instead sent fuses used as part of the trigger mechanism on missiles.

No nuclear material was shipped to Taiwan, Pentagon officials said.