Trump’s Nuclear Purge: Mass Firings, Chaos, and a National Security Crisis
The abrupt firing of hundreds of employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the agency responsible for safeguarding the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, has sparked widespread alarm and confusion. This mass dismissal, part of a broader Trump administration directive to purge thousands of probationary federal employees, has been described as a national security crisis by many of the affected individuals. The sheer scale of the firings, impacting a significant portion of the 1,800-person agency, raises serious concerns about the potential for disruption and compromised security. The hasty nature of these actions, seemingly driven by ideological considerations rather than genuine necessity, is deeply unsettling.… Continue reading