{"id":17845,"date":"2025-05-19T17:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=17845"},"modified":"2025-05-19T17:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T17:22:18","slug":"nuclear-weapons-woes-understaffed-nuke-agency-hit-by-doge-and-safety-worries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=17845","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear weapons woes: Understaffed nuke agency hit by DOGE and safety worries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s administration has thrown the NNSA into chaos, threatening hard-won staffing progress amid a trillion-dollar nuclear weapons upgrade. Desperately needed nuclear experts are wary of joining thanks to chaotic job cuts<\/a> by Elon Musk<\/a>\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency, experts say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The disruption of NNSA\u2019s chronically understaffed safety workforce is \u201ca recipe for disaster,\u201d said Joyce Connery, former head of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Nuclear weapons workers don\u2019t grow on trees, nor do the federal experts who oversee them. Many of the jobs require advanced degrees, and new hires often need years of on-the-job training. Security clearance requirements limit the most sensitive jobs to U.S. citizens.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/nuclear-weapons-woes-understaffed-nuke-172019595.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“President Donald Trump\u2019s administration has thrown the NNSA into chaos, threatening hard-won staffing progress amid a trillion-dollar nuclear weapons upgrade. Desperately needed nuclear experts are wary of joining thanks to chaotic job cuts by Elon Musk\u2019s Department of Government Efficiency, experts say.
\nThe disruption of NNSA\u2019s chronically understaffed safety workforce is \u201ca recipe for disaster,\u201d said Joyce Connery, former head of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

“Nuclear weapons workers don\u2019t grow on trees, nor do the federal experts who oversee them. Many of the jobs require advanced degrees, and new hires often need years of on-the-job training. Security clearance requirements limit the most sensitive jobs to U.S. citizens.”<\/p>\n

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