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DOGE Guts the People Who Build and Oversee U.S. Nuclear Weapons

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A new report details how bad the cuts have been to the National Nuclear Security Administration , a subsection of the Department of Energy that handles Americaâs nuclear weapons.

The NNSA made news in February when DOGE fired more than 300 of its staffers only to send them panicked emails rescinding the layoffs after it realized they oversaw the nuclear stockpile.

Among the lost is Kyle Fowler , the director of the Office of Strategic Materials Production Modernization .

The Sentinel nuclear weapons program that will see the country dig 450 new silos is 81% over budget.

Northrop Grumman is building the missile and employs thousands of contractors to get it done.

Donald Trump has said he wants to denuclearize but the nuclear weapons industrial complex has a habit of grinding forward.