Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said Thursday the number of nuclear missile launch officers under investigation for allegations of cheating has grown to 92 out of a force of 500. The new total is nearly three times the initial 34 officers who were implicated in the scandal. The officers have been taken off their missile wing duties during the investigation into the cheating, which happened during a key proficiency exam, James said. The original officers in the probe, all assigned to the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, are accused of apparently texting answers to each other, or knew that the cheating was going on and didn't report it, according to officials. James, who is the service's top civilian official, said Thursday that the nuclear force struggles with "undue stress and fear" and suffers "systemic problems."

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