Trump Administration Mistakenly Fired Staff Overseeing Nation’s Nuclear Weapons: Report
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Officials in the Trump administration fired more than 300 employees of the National Nuclear Security Administration on Thursday night, only to reverse course upon learning the workers' responsibilities, CNN reported Friday night.

Summary

The Trump administration mistakenly fired over 300 National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) employees, only to reverse course after realizing their roles in overseeing the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

The NNSA is housed under the Department of Energy, which is tasked with researching and oversight of nuclear power and nuclear weapons, as well as energy production in general.

The firings were part of a broader purge led by Trump and Elon Musk, which has sparked lawsuits.

Experts warn that disruptions at NNSA threaten national security.

  • @Pollo_JackEnglish
    45•6 days ago

    “Accidentally” weakened America for Russias benefit.

  • Drusas
    40•6 days ago

    You may ask yourself, “What is that beautiful house?” You may ask yourself, “Where does that highway go to?” And you may ask yourself, “Am I right, am I wrong?” And you may say to yourself, “My God, what have I done?”

  • Tiefling IRL
    21•6 days ago

    These news came up on my notifications earlier as “Trump administration fired nuclear…” and gave me a minor heart attack

    • NoneOfUrBusiness
      5•6 days ago

      Come on even Trump won’t do that without warning. Not that he wouldn’t do it period, but we’d see some relevant posturing first. I think.

  • @JeeBaiChow
    7•6 days ago

    Like x, let’s now hire them back for 3x their old package. Efficiency at its best.

  • The Octonaut
    -1•6 days ago

    Can we use the established media convention and just say “America fires nuclear arsenal staff”? Was this going to be the Biden administration in exile?

    • PennomiEnglish
      1•6 days ago

      Since when has that ever been established media convention? Besides, the article clearly states these are decisions coming from Trump despite the vehement opposition from the majority of the government hierarchy.

      • The Octonaut
        4•6 days ago

        Because when dangerous states do things regarded as threatening, you’re supposed to just name the country. Right?

        Hey sometimes it even applies to private companies

        What’s different about America doing things?

        • PennomiEnglish
          4•6 days ago

          All of your examples are nations interacting with other nations. The reference to the country name instead of leader is because the reader has no control over the leadership of a foreign nation - it’s an irrelevant detail to them.

          When it’s an internal issue, eg. America causing problems in America, news should name the person who ordered it. This better informs the population of that detail, and theoretically arms them to make better choices while voting.

          Surely you see the difference here, right?

          • The Octonaut
            -2•6 days ago

            Ah yes. Those are 7000 internal nuclear missiles, for internal use. Phew, I was worried the rest of the world might be as affected by America’s actions as much as we were by China’s mirroring of open source github repos.

            • @[email protected]
              3•6 days ago

              you missed the point by thi … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … s much.