'National security crisis' as Trump fires multiple nuclear weapons safety officials

[cbabe]

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-nuclear-weapons-2671157952/

'National security crisis' as Trump fires multiple nuclear weapons safety officials

Brad Reed
February 14, 2025 1:48PM ET

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.

Sources tell ABC News that all of the agency's core functions are being impacted by the firings, including maintaining the security of America's nuclear weapons stockpile, responding to nuclear disasters around the world, and tracking nuclear devices being held by the United States' enemies.

"Two former staffers confirmed probationary employees began receiving termination notices late Thursday and worried the agency of only about 1,800 employees was losing the key nuclear arms expertise that cannot be replaced," reports ABC News.

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[milestogo]

1. He is fucking insane.

[erronis]

9. He may be insane. But his controllers are getting their agenda in place.

Two-Scoops-For-A-Brain was always amenable to being led like a bull with a nose ring.

The handlers have the plan and it is proceeding very well, thank you.

[Bluethroughu]

30. I've been waiting for the military to throw that Nazi trash in a prison cell,

And start arresting elon, trump, JD, minions, and administration for direct attacks on our Democracy and Constitution they swore an oath to uphold.

[milestogo]

32. What is taking so long?

[Bluethroughu]

42. I don't know, but these stooges are wrecking our country and putting us at serious security

Risks.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Happening right after his call with his boss, Putin.

Say goodbye!

But hey, I get it...Hillary wouldnt guarantee you Medicare for All so you made sure everybody you knew would not vote for her...

(this is not meant for the OP, people know who this applies to)

[oasis]

44. Right. We would be in a different place today.

[dweller]

3. National security crisis' as Trump fires multiple nuclear weapons

That’s it . No more to the headline . It will happen , just when is unknown

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[C_U_L8R]

4. Canada should hire them

Just to mess with Trump

[Wuddles440]

5. Is this one of the tasks...

that Putin has delegated to them? Nothing more moronic than preemptively disarming to increase your vulnerability in repelling an aggressor.

[livetohike]

6. The nightmare continues. The Felon and Musk have no idea what

these agencies do. They just think it’s a good idea to fire people. What happens to the workload? The people who are left will be over worked and underpaid. Anyone cheering these cuts better be careful what they wish for. They could be next.

[Blues Heron]

7. They know exactly what they are doing

[erronis]

11. Yup. Eggsactly.

[Ilsa]

20. They're trying hard to reduce the planet's population.

That has to be one of the objectives based on it being the likely outcome of so many of their policies.

[DENVERPOPS]

23. His and Putin's

Did you see where it is being reported that Putin flew one of his OWN high explosive drones into Chernobyl which is still barely under control.

No one knows why, but I suspect he is testing the destruction capabilities, in preparation for strikes on Ukraine's Nuclear Reactors......

[erronis]

40. Guessing that first attack was to weaken the enclosing container.

Much easier to penetrate into the core with a small-ish drone once the container is breached.

[Ilsa]

43. Yeah, I heard that news. I mean WTAF??? nt

[DENVERPOPS]

45. It's absolutely

insane, Putin would try to damage the Chernobyl reactor, which is still "reacting," and not under control.....Much like Fukushima by the way, and Japan is flushing water into the ocean to keep it cooled, and the radioactive water from that, is showing up all the way down the U.S. West coast from Alaska to Mexico.........

[Ilsa]

46. Wow. I didn't realize there was still so much

still being flushed and circulating all the way to North America's west coast.

[VMA131Marine]

29. Leon Musk just thinks he can get away with this

because he fired most of Twitter’s staff and it still (kind of) works. Although its revenue is still a small fraction of what it was before he bought it. It’s only surviving because he can pump money into it.

Musk has no idea what the effect of all these firings will be. I have a friend who had his offer to become a patent examiner at the U.S. Patent Office rescinded. They were looking to hire over 1000 examiners this year and are constantly short-staffed. The ability to get timely patent approvals directly affects US competitiveness and the ability to protect intellectual property.

The whole intent is to break the government and then complain because it doesn’t work. When the next hurricane hits Florida, or Texas, or Louisiana and there’s no FEMA to provide rapid assistance do you think Trump will take responsibility? Not a chance.

[erronis]

41. It's not about revenue for Musk (or the trumpette). It's about control.

Anyone who thinks his gains/losses on Tesla or X are important are missing the point.

Not so sure about his other products/contracts - these are the huge factors.

[Kid Berwyn]

8. NOW is it treason?

Jeezo.

[rubbersole]

19. Not in this DOJ.

Treason = Speaking bad about Dear Leader.

Gotta get those priorities in order.

[pfitz59]

10. One of my few remaining MAGA friends is in this field.

He hasn't been on-line lately. He's retirement eligible. Wonder if he took the buyout.

[aocommunalpunch]

17. Why are you still friends? n/t

[CaptainTruth]

12. Trump & Musk aren't working for America.

That should be obvious to everyone.

[kimbutgar]

13. Is he getting ready to nuke the western parts of of the country and Canada ?

Now that Putin has the keys I would not be surprised if he nukes those states that didn’t vote for him.

[Mr. Sparkle]

14. What could possibly go wrong ?

[LymphocyteLover]

15. did you intentionally leave safety officials off the title? Nearly had a heart attack

Oh, looks like the main page listing truncated it.

Anyway, this is bad!

I do feel like he wants some sort of disaster to happen.

[orangecrush]

16. Insane

We are now sitting ducks.

[B.See]

18. Wha? The antichrist? Firing nuclear weapons officials? Why, what a surprise!

What EVER could he be running about undermining intelligence and national security for, I wonder??

Wake the fuck up, America!

[Wicked Blue]

21. Does this qualify as treason?

Probably not, because we're not at war.

But oh how I wish...

[Wicked Blue]

22. Layoffs at Hanford nuclear site

In Washington state, at least a dozen workers at the Hanford nuclear site - a 1940s site for plutonium and uranium production for atomic bombs - now decommissioned but highly contaminated - were laid off, including safety engineers who clean up and monitor the site, according to Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington.

"These reckless firings will slow down critical cleanup work and make workers less safe—trying to run Hanford with a skeleton crew is a recipe for disaster that could have irreversible impacts," she said. "These layoffs will hurt companies, workers and their families across Eastern Washington."

Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sweeping-us-energy-department-layoffs-hit-nuclear-security-loans-office-sources-2025-02-14/

[dchill]

24. Trump: per Putin.

[Rebl2]

25. What could

go wrong 🙄

[GiqueCee]

26. He'll just keep escalating...

... until he can declare martial law. He has to be removed before that can happen. They don't play by the rules, so we can't either. If we do, we die. The Sonoran Desert in Arizona could wind up being the American version of Cambodia's Killing Fields, and that's a fuck of a lot closer than any of the Pollyannas want to think. They should get their heads out of their asses, or get their asses out of the way.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

27. Oh, I thought it said, "'National security crisis' as Trump fires multiple nuclear weapons." Never mind. NT

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[EarthFirst]

39. Give it a few more weeks... nt

[City Lights]

28. Thisi s absolutely insane.

How can Republicans go along with all of this?

[Owens]

31. He's gonna install Russians

and possibly the Saudis

[byronius]

33. The GOP is a Russian Op.

It’s just a fact.

[Irish_Dem]

34. Putin is bombing Chernobyl. It's like they want to cause a nuclear crisis.

Designed to terrorize the world further.
This makes people submissive and compliant.

[Dave says]

36. Really? Omg. I didn't see that.

[Irish_Dem]

37. When you fire many nuclear weapons safety officials, it seems obvious.

And at the same time Putin bombs Chernobyl.

At least we need to ask what is going on.

[Dave says]

35. Un-f*cking-believable

President Putin sure is tearing up our secure democracy.

[Daleuhlmann]

38. "Oops, There Goes Another Big Security Guard...Kerplunk." 🎵🎶

"Kerpkunk!" 🎵🎶