Trump, nuclear weapons and department of energy

Trump officials struggled to reinstate nuclear weapons staff after firing hundreds
Officials backtracked on the terminations Friday after multiple members of Congress petitioned Energy Sec. Chris Wright to reverse course, explaining the dire national security implications.
Trump officials fired Y-12 staff before reversing nuclear weapons layoffs, source says
Trump officials are trying to undo terminations at the nuclear weapons agency, and critics say Elon Musk's DOGE team didn't know what the agency does.
Donald Trump Makes Major Nuclear Weapons Announcement
Just days earlier, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to expand his country's nuclear arsenal, currently comprised of roughly 50 nuclear warheads. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Russia has the most nuclear weapons of any country at 5,580, followed by the U.S. at 5,044. At 500, China places third.
Trump administration fires and then tries to rehire nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal
The Trump administration has halted DOGE's firings of hundreds of federal employees working on the nation's nuclear weapons programs.
Trump administration reverses nuclear agency firings
The Trump administration is working to recall hundreds of employees tasked with oversight of the nation’s nuclear weapons after they were fired Thursday, multiple news outlets reported. The
Trump Moves to Fire Staff Overseeing Nuclear Weapons Then Backtracks—Report
The Department of Energy employs approximately 14,000 workers and oversees 95,000 contractors across energy and security sectors.
Trump's energy secretary admits to 'mistakes' after nuclear safety employee layoffs
President Donald Trump's energy secretary admitted to 'mistakes' after laying off some nuclear safety employees.
Donald Trump gives surprising reaction to firing and hiring of nuclear weapons security staff; ‘It is amazing…’
US President Donald Trump reacted to firing and rehiring of some nuclear weapons security personnel of the Department of Energy. Trump surprisingly stated that he didn't mind the way the terminations were handled.
‘Not well’: GOP lawmaker on how Trump administration’s cuts to nuclear infrastructure went
Comedians and GOP Rep. Mike Lawler join Roy Wood Jr. and react to the news that the Trump administration fired more than 300 ...
Trump admin scrambles to rehire hundreds of nuclear weapons workers
The Trump administration rescinded firings of hundreds of employees at the agency that oversees the nation's arsenal of ...
Trump Fired, Then Unfired, National Nuclear Security Administration Employees. What Were Their Jobs?
The administration asked some of the agency’s workers, who were part of last week’s massive layoffs across the federal ...
President Trump can stop Iran's march to nuclear weapons: 're-establish credible military threat', report says
A new report from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies provides recommendations for how the Trump administration can ...
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Trump Wants Nuclear Arms Control Talks With China and Russia. Here’s Where to Start.
Forget denuclearization – first, talk about not resuming nuclear testing.
Team Trump struggles to rehire fired nuclear safety workers
Trump administration officials fired National Nuclear Security Administration workers. Then they realized that probably ...
Trump and Elon Musk’s Nuclear Wipeout of USAID Is Almost Complete
USAID faced its biggest cuts yet on Sunday after the Trump administration announced it was firing thousands of workers and placing others on administrative leave. At least 2000 U.S.-based positions at ...
President Trump, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul talk congestion pricing in Oval Office meeting
President Donald Trump hosted Gov. Kathy Hochul for a meeting in the Oval Office days after he revoked federal approval for ...