{"id":21866,"date":"2025-02-15T22:14:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=21866"},"modified":"2025-02-15T22:14:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:14:25","slug":"donald-trump-officials-have-reportedly-fired-over-300-staffers-without-realizing-they-oversee-entire-us-weapon-stockpile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=21866","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump officials have reportedly fired over 300 staffers without realizing they oversee entire US weapon stockpile"},"content":{"rendered":"

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US President Donald Trump\u2019s camp has certainly been shaking things up since taking office, but this latest move has raised some eyebrows.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Thursday night (February 13) reportedly more than 300 members of staff were fired at the National Nuclear Security Administration.<\/p>\n

However, an Energy Department spokesperson has disputed this number and says the number is significantly lower.<\/p>\n

Speaking to<\/a>\u00a0CNN, they said that \u2018less than 50 people\u2019 have been dismissed and that those that were \u2018held primarily administrative and clerical roles\u2019.<\/p>\n

The NNSA has a rather important role in the government as the agency is responsible for managing the nation\u2019s nuclear stockpile.<\/p>\n

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Those fired are said to be integral to the US nuclear deterrent programme(Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Interestingly, a source who spoke to the outlet said that the\u00a0Trump<\/a>\u00a0officials did not seem to know this agency is responsible for the\u00a0US<\/a>\u2019 nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n

Some of the fired employees hold integral\u00a0jobs,<\/a>\u00a0ensuring the function of the agency. This includes staff who are on the ground at facilities where nuclear weapons are built. These staff also oversee contractors who build the weapons as well as inspect them.<\/p>\n

As well as these individuals, those fired include employees who write guidelines for contractors who build the weapons.<\/p>\n

An anonymous source that spoke to CNN said the reason these individuals were fired was due to the fact \u2018no one took anytime to understand what we do and the importance of our work to the nation\u2019s national security.’<\/p>\n

Some of those that were fired had their terminations rescinded the following morning in a peculiar 180.<\/p>\n

Acting NNSA administrator Teresa Robbins held a meeting on Friday and said the agency had received direction to rescind the termination of probationary employees.<\/p>\n

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Some of the people who were fired had their termination rescinded (Getty Stock Image)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Those considered to be probationary workers tend to have been employed for less than a year or two years in some cases.<\/p>\n

Robbins also clarified that if probationary employees had not already been fired, their jobs were safe.<\/p>\n

Another source spoke to CNN and explained the feeling in Congress after this shock move to dismiss a significant number of employees.<\/p>\n

The source said: \u201cCongress is freaking out because it appears DOE didn\u2019t really realize NNSA oversees the nuclear stockpile.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nuclear deterrent is the backbone of American security and stability \u2013 period. For there to be any even very small holes poked even in the maintenance of that deterrent should be extremely frightening to people.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Trump administration and the Department of Energy have been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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