The Air Force command that operates and protects nuclear weapons has returned the M18 pistol to service with its Security Forces and other personnel, a month after one of the guns killed an airman at a Wyoming nuclear base.

Out of close to 8,000 pistols inspected by the command, just under 200 were found to have some amount of wear on key firing mechanisms, though none were found to be responsible for any misfires. The M18 and a slightly larger variant known as the M17 are the standard handguns issued across the Department of Defense.

“Air Force Global Strike Command has completed a comprehensive inspection of its 7,970 M18 Modular Handgun Systems,” the Air Force said in a statement. The Sig Sauer-made handgun had been suspended from service across the command on July 21 after Airman Bra

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