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highplainsdem

(54,594 posts)
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 09:54 PM Feb 14

Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country's weapons stockpile, sources say

Source: CNN

Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration — the agency tasked with managing the nation’s nuclear stockpile — as part of broader Energy Department layoffs, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.

Sources told CNN the officials did not seem to know this agency oversees America’s nuclear weapons.

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Some of the fired employees included NNSA staff who are on the ground at facilities where nuclear weapons are built. These staff oversee the contractors who build nuclear weapons, and they inspect these weapons.

It also included employees at NNSA headquarters who write requirements and guidelines for contractors who build nuclear weapons. A source told CNN they believe these individuals were fired because “no one has taken anytime to understand what we do and the importance of our work to the nation’s national security.”

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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/climate/nuclear-nnsa-firings-trump/index.html

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Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country's weapons stockpile, sources say (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 14 OP
Non of them are qualified.... Lovie777 Feb 14 #1
Doesn't matter DENVERPOPS Feb 15 #23
The incompetency should be impeachable. nt Ilsa Feb 14 #2
They are at the center of a Venn diagram of evil, crazy, and stupid. Ocelot II Feb 14 #3
Them not knowing is incidental to the bigger problem that THEY DON'T CARE. RockRaven Feb 14 #4
These idiots are going to kill us all, one way or another. n/t tinymontgomery Feb 14 #5
Not true, rhe politicos knew very well, but they want to empty out the staff to put their own grossly LiberalLoner Feb 14 #6
OMGosh I wish The Simpsons would take this one on Lulu KC Feb 14 #7
Dept of Energy staff don't grow on trees. Most must pass a strict investigation to obtain a "Q" clearance. C0RI0LANUS Feb 14 #8
The Qanon party should know that IronLionZion Feb 15 #19
Good shot. C0RI0LANUS Feb 15 #20
Stupid people can do a lot of damage. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 14 #9
I hope the evil one realizes nuclear winter will suck for everyone questionseverything Feb 14 #10
Well, now everyone knows who they are. Baitball Blogger Feb 14 #11
Did Putin tell him to do this? DBoon Feb 14 #12
I do not know but no doubt he has heard of this and is having a BiGLY laugh!! riversedge Feb 14 #14
They are celebrating and laughing at us in Moscow IronLionZion Feb 15 #18
Key point being missed angrychair Feb 14 #13
BS they didnt know. Of course they know exactly what they are doing, they have a plan and are executing it. Blues Heron Feb 15 #15
Maybe the donald is secretly working for Putin. calimary Feb 15 #22
Yes, I wouldn't be surprised if we next hear that T has ordered Mike 03 Feb 15 #30
God help us all. orangecrush Feb 15 #16
They didn't know the National Nuclear Security Administration handles nuclear security for our nation IronLionZion Feb 15 #17
I hope this hits the headlines....even the uninformed should realize this is a bad signal... NowsTheTime Feb 15 #21
Trump is an imbecile. Beacool Feb 15 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Gophergrunt Feb 15 #25
Jesus usregimechange Feb 15 #26
This is what Mao did KT2000 Feb 15 #27
Far, far too stupid to govern, or even be eligible for it. Karasu Feb 15 #28
Kicking Mike 03 Feb 15 #29
I'm betting the Muskrat already has a plush bomb shelter Bayard Feb 15 #31

RockRaven

(17,004 posts)
4. Them not knowing is incidental to the bigger problem that THEY DON'T CARE.
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 10:02 PM
Feb 14

Last edited Fri Feb 14, 2025, 11:02 PM - Edit history (1)

These people are traitors full stop. Their intent is plainly to harm the US in every manner possible, indiscriminately, and they are doing so. And will be every day for at least the next 4 years.

LiberalLoner

(10,724 posts)
6. Not true, rhe politicos knew very well, but they want to empty out the staff to put their own grossly
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 10:11 PM
Feb 14

Incompetent but ideologically aligned personnel in.

They want to replace PhDs with decades of experience with people like, say, big balls.

What could possibly go wrong?

Lulu KC

(7,308 posts)
7. OMGosh I wish The Simpsons would take this one on
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 10:14 PM
Feb 14

I can see Homer and Mr. Burns somehow involved.

Seeking relief wherever I can find it. Seriously.

angrychair

(10,263 posts)
13. Key point being missed
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 10:55 PM
Feb 14

The executive branch does not have the authority to fire people and cripple a department's congressionally mandated functions.
Like literally every single fucking thing they've done, DOGE and TSF are violating both the law and the Constitution and the fucking Republicans just sit on their thumbs and do nothing.

Republicans in Congress are in significant danger of becoming irrelevant to this administration. Seriously, what argument can they possibly make for the Legislative branch to continue to exist when they have left TSF to run amok and do whatever he pleases?

Blues Heron

(6,535 posts)
15. BS they didnt know. Of course they know exactly what they are doing, they have a plan and are executing it.
Sat Feb 15, 2025, 12:09 AM
Feb 15

It obviously involves weakening this country significantly, degrading our entire government.

Mike 03

(18,209 posts)
30. Yes, I wouldn't be surprised if we next hear that T has ordered
Sat Feb 15, 2025, 06:03 AM
Feb 15

our foreign-based nukes pointed at the United States.

Like General Kelly said way back in 2018: "He's gone off the rails. We're in Crazytown."

IronLionZion

(47,980 posts)
17. They didn't know the National Nuclear Security Administration handles nuclear security for our nation
Sat Feb 15, 2025, 12:18 AM
Feb 15

I can see these boys were hired on merit instead of DEI.

NowsTheTime

(1,018 posts)
21. I hope this hits the headlines....even the uninformed should realize this is a bad signal...
Sat Feb 15, 2025, 12:42 AM
Feb 15

.....and whether they realized what they were doing or not....it's awful either way

Beacool

(30,355 posts)
24. Trump is an imbecile.
Sat Feb 15, 2025, 12:52 AM
Feb 15

Leave it to 77M people to vote for the idiot. That says more about them than it says about him.

Response to highplainsdem (Original post)

KT2000

(21,251 posts)
27. This is what Mao did
Sat Feb 15, 2025, 02:01 AM
Feb 15

Last edited Sat Feb 15, 2025, 03:04 PM - Edit history (1)

He put idiots in positions of leadership who did not know what they were doing. The only thing they had to lead with was creating fear. The Agriculture Secretary was so good at his job, 40 million people starved to death. We are going to be eliminated and many different ways.

Karasu

(698 posts)
28. Far, far too stupid to govern, or even be eligible for it.
Sat Feb 15, 2025, 03:01 AM
Feb 15

Last edited Sat Feb 15, 2025, 05:57 AM - Edit history (1)

This. Country. Needs. Fucking. Qualifications.

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