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highplainsdem

(61,445 posts)
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 08:54 PM Feb 2025

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 2025 OP
Non of them are qualified.... Lovie777 Feb 2025 #1
Doesn't matter DENVERPOPS Feb 2025 #23
The incompetency should be impeachable. nt Ilsa Feb 2025 #2
They are at the center of a Venn diagram of evil, crazy, and stupid. Ocelot II Feb 2025 #3
Them not knowing is incidental to the bigger problem that THEY DON'T CARE. RockRaven Feb 2025 #4
These idiots are going to kill us all, one way or another. n/t tinymontgomery Feb 2025 #5
Not true, rhe politicos knew very well, but they want to empty out the staff to put their own grossly LiberalLoner Feb 2025 #6
OMGosh I wish The Simpsons would take this one on Lulu KC Feb 2025 #7
Dept of Energy staff don't grow on trees. Most must pass a strict investigation to obtain a "Q" clearance. C0RI0LANUS Feb 2025 #8
The Qanon party should know that IronLionZion Feb 2025 #19
Good shot. C0RI0LANUS Feb 2025 #20
Stupid people can do a lot of damage. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #9
I hope the evil one realizes nuclear winter will suck for everyone questionseverything Feb 2025 #10
Well, now everyone knows who they are. Baitball Blogger Feb 2025 #11
Did Putin tell him to do this? DBoon Feb 2025 #12
I do not know but no doubt he has heard of this and is having a BiGLY laugh!! riversedge Feb 2025 #14
They are celebrating and laughing at us in Moscow IronLionZion Feb 2025 #18
Key point being missed angrychair Feb 2025 #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 2025 #15
Maybe the donald is secretly working for Putin. calimary Feb 2025 #22
Yes, I wouldn't be surprised if we next hear that T has ordered Mike 03 Feb 2025 #30
God help us all. orangecrush Feb 2025 #16
They didn't know the National Nuclear Security Administration handles nuclear security for our nation IronLionZion Feb 2025 #17
I hope this hits the headlines....even the uninformed should realize this is a bad signal... NowsTheTime Feb 2025 #21
Trump is an imbecile. Beacool Feb 2025 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author Gophergrunt Feb 2025 #25
Jesus usregimechange Feb 2025 #26
This is what Mao did KT2000 Feb 2025 #27
Far, far too stupid to govern, or even be eligible for it. Karasu Feb 2025 #28
Kicking Mike 03 Feb 2025 #29
I'm betting the Muskrat already has a plush bomb shelter Bayard Feb 2025 #31

RockRaven

(19,111 posts)
4. Them not knowing is incidental to the bigger problem that THEY DON'T CARE.
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 09:02 PM
Feb 2025

Last edited Fri Feb 14, 2025, 10:02 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

(11,467 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, 09:11 PM
Feb 2025

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

(8,803 posts)
7. OMGosh I wish The Simpsons would take this one on
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 09:14 PM
Feb 2025

I can see Homer and Mr. Burns somehow involved.

Seeking relief wherever I can find it. Seriously.

angrychair

(12,117 posts)
13. Key point being missed
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 09:55 PM
Feb 2025

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

(8,663 posts)
15. BS they didnt know. Of course they know exactly what they are doing, they have a plan and are executing it.
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 11:09 PM
Feb 2025

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

Mike 03

(18,690 posts)
30. Yes, I wouldn't be surprised if we next hear that T has ordered
Sat Feb 15, 2025, 05:03 AM
Feb 2025

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

(51,105 posts)
17. They didn't know the National Nuclear Security Administration handles nuclear security for our nation
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 11:18 PM
Feb 2025

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

NowsTheTime

(1,297 posts)
21. I hope this hits the headlines....even the uninformed should realize this is a bad signal...
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 11:42 PM
Feb 2025

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

Beacool

(30,512 posts)
24. Trump is an imbecile.
Fri Feb 14, 2025, 11:52 PM
Feb 2025

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

(22,097 posts)
27. This is what Mao did
Sat Feb 15, 2025, 01:01 AM
Feb 2025

Last edited Sat Feb 15, 2025, 02:04 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

(2,003 posts)
28. Far, far too stupid to govern, or even be eligible for it.
Sat Feb 15, 2025, 02:01 AM
Feb 2025

Last edited Sat Feb 15, 2025, 04:57 AM - Edit history (1)

This. Country. Needs. Fucking. Qualifications.

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