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Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say
Some of the fired probationary employees included on-the-ground staff at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.
Trump firings cause chaos at agency responsible for America's nuclear weapons
The National Nuclear Security Administration is a semi-autonomous agency within the Department of Energy that oversees the U.S. stockpile of thousands of nuclear weapons. Officials were given hours to fire hundreds of employees.
Trump says he wants to work with Russia, China on limiting nuclear weapons
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would like to have conversations with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping about imposing limits on their nuclear arsenals.
Trump Administration Mistakenly Fired Staff Overseeing Nation’s Nuclear Weapons: Report
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,
Workers at the nuclear weapons agency are frantically being called back.
Mass layoffs that happened Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) are being paused, ABC News reports. The layoffs were part of Donald Trump’s gutting of key federal workforces — including the people maintaining the country’s nuclear stockpile.
Trump Fires Hundreds of Staff Overseeing Nuclear Weapons: Report
The Department of Energy employs approximately 14,000 workers and oversees 95,000 contractors across energy and security sectors.
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Trump 2nd term live updates: Mass layoffs at US nuclear weapons agency paused
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