Trump administration mistakenly fired staff overseeing nation’s nuclear weapons: Report
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.
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Fucking idiots
idiots fucking is how we got to these fucking idiots destroying the government.
"Accidentally" weakened America for Russias benefit.
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?"
Same as it ever was.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco...
You may ask yourself “what happened to the nuclear arsenal?”
Into the blue again, after the money's gone.
@MicroWave Next week: President mistakenly fires President.
No take backs!
President Musk fired President Trump? Or the other way around?
These are the worst people.
These news came up on my notifications earlier as "Trump administration fired nuclear..." and gave me a minor heart attack
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.
The Bar is low. I'm waiting for him to nuke the border.
Musk yells "You're fired" in a crowded theatre... now hundreds are jobless.
So much efficiency!
Like x, let's now hire them back for 3x their old package. Efficiency at its best.
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?
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.
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?
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?
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.
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