Mass Layoffs at US Nuclear Weapons Agency Raise National Security Concerns

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In the U.S., one agency after another is being searched for ways to save money. More than 300 people are being dismissed from the National Nuclear Safety Agency. The problem is that many of them are monitoring the country's nuclear weapons.

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By Rene Marsh and Ella Nilsen, CNN Trump administration officials laid off more than 300 employees Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration, the agency charged with managing the nation's nuclear arsenal, as part of broader layoffs at the Department of Energy, according to four people familiar with the matter. The sources told CNN that officials did not appear to be aware that the agency oversees America's nuclear weapons.

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

Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security...

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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.