FBI Inquiry Clears AF of Wrongdoing in MX Missile Tests
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WASHINGTON — An FBI investigation has turned up no evidence to support charges that Air Force officials knowingly approved faulty tests on the MX missile system, the chief of the Justice Department’s criminal division said Wednesday.
The inquiry stemmed from allegations that the Martin Marietta Corp. used substandard parts in tests on the system and that Air Force officials were aware of the deficiencies when they approved the results, federal law enforcement sources said.
“There was such an allegation,” Assistant Atty. Gen. Stephen Trott said. “It was thoroughly investigated by the FBI. There was no truth at all to the allegation. The case was declined.”
He blamed the confusion on a “typographical error” in some of the documents describing the test findings, which resulted in a complaint to investigators.
Trott said that the system parts in question were “related” to the missile but apparently were not directly part of it.
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