I stumbled across1 what may quite possibly be *the* most obvious safety rule — or rule of any kind, for that matter. From AFI 91-114,2 Safety Rules for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Weapon Systems:

11.1 Do not use nuclear weapons to troubleshoot equipment faults.

What really keeps me awake at night is the realization that, at some point, this became necessary to write down.

  1. You might wonder how anyone “stumbles across” stuff like this. Unless you know me, that is. [↩]
  2. Air Force Instruction. Part of the USAF regulations. This is from AFI 91-114, 3 April 2006, to be specific. [↩]