would mean less risk of miscalculation in a crisis.Ex-commander: Nukes on high alert arevulnerableASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — A former commander of IIS. nuclear forces is leading a call for taking U.S. and Russian nuclear missiles off high alert, arguing that keeping them less ready for prompt launch would reduce the risk of miscalculation in a crisis.to errorany great sense to de-alert forces’' because the administration believes the missiles “needed to be ready and effective and able to prosecute the mission at any point in time.’'An example of the high alert level of U.S. nuclear weapons is the land-based nuclear force. These are the 450 Minuteman 3 missiles