Trump Fires Hundreds of Staff Overseeing Nuclear Weapons

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.
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The Department of Energy employs approximately 14,000 workers and oversees 95,000 contractors across energy and security sectors.
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Former President Ronald Reagan entered office known as a fire-breathing hawk. He left office having signed major agreements to limit nuclear arms. President Donald Trump wants to follow suit, but his policies could complicate that goal.
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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.
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Trump administration fires hundreds of nuclear-security employees, sources say
The National Nuclear Security Administration maintains the nuclear stockpile, counters terrorism, disposes of dangerous nuclear material, among other missions.
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Multiple government officials are telling ABC News that America is now facing a "national security crisis" because President Donald Trump's administration has fired hundreds of National Nuclear Security Administration employees.
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Trump 2nd term live updates: Mass layoffs at US nuclear weapons agency paused
The Department of Energy has paused the firings of hundreds of employees who work for a key agency maintaining the U.S.
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Workers at the nuclear weapons agency are frantically being called back.
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