Actually my statements didn't come from the article, rather from reading the actual original Safety Board report and from another article which I cannot find a link to currently. The use of adhesives like tape during a dismantling process is actually commonplace, for example to keep bearing packings in place or electronic harnesses from coming unseated.
| "Conway said taping the explosives together was one of several mistakes made by Pantex officials that risked an explosion." |
But again, this was not a direct quote, this was a presented quote in the course of the article--- Conway could have easily been saying that the method in which they were taped was the mistake, and out of context it becomes "taping" in general.
Just another example of how things can be presented slightly skewed without outright falsehood.