Trump officials fired nuclear staff not realizing they oversee the country’s weapons stockpile, sources say

2 years ago by can to c/nottheonion

Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration — the agency tasked with managing the nation’s nuclear stockpile — as part of broader Energy Department layoffs, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.

ModestMeme 131 points 2 years ago

Ah, the willy nilly style of leadership… Oh wait, this is coming from the Russian puppet rapist pants-shitter. In that case it’s exactly what Russia needs. It’s deliberate. It’s expected.

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Mobiuthuselah 120 points 2 years ago

Reminds me of when I would root my phone and then go through stripping out anything I didn't understand assuming it was bloat or spyware. I'd typically end up frustrated that my device didn't seem to run very well.

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ceenote 63 points 2 years ago

Making the government unable to operate is the point.

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frunch 26 points 2 years ago

"government doesn't work!!"

/proceeds to cripple any/all functionality of gov

"See?! I told ya it doesn't work" 🥴

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rowanthorpe 18 points 2 years ago

Just like the playbook against NHS in UK:

"NHS doesn't work, it must be privatised (and contracted out to companies owned by my friends)!!"

/proceeds to starve funds and undermine NHS at every turn

"See?! I told ya it doesn't work" 🥴

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rowanthorpe 5 points 2 years ago

AKA "Disaster Capitalism"

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ininewcrow 21 points 2 years ago

lol .... idiots are trying to root the US government and don't know what they are doing. Hopefully they won't brick everything and go out and buy an overpriced brand new iphone.

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Sterile_Technique 46 points 2 years ago

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Soup 10 points 2 years ago

I mean, c’mon, maybe that was a case a while ago but a) yes they fucking are, the most selfish thing you can do is take care of others because that’ll come back around into a support system no one can take from you, either, and b) all the “smart” ones created all these dumb as rocks ones and now the idiots they created have come to be in charge.

They absolutely are stupid, and it’s a huge fucking problem.

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Sterile_Technique 24 points 2 years ago

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N0body 98 points 2 years ago

Get hired back as private consultants at 5x the pay. Firing me was your fuckup. You deserve to pay for it.

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Mouselemming 86 points 2 years ago

Oh, they're just going to nepotism some idiot fuckup into the job.

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pelespirit 28 points 2 years ago

I hear Homer is available.

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breakingcups 31 points 2 years ago

I'd have more faith in him than any of the idiots they will actually pick.

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Fergie434 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah at least deep down homers actually a good prrson

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Quill7513 9 points 2 years ago

they will be unbothered when they blow us all up

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straightjorkin 8 points 2 years ago

This is exactly the Curtis Yarvin RAGE plan. Remember a few years ago when that lady got sued for not issuing a marriage license to a gay couple, despite the law? She's the ideal for them, someone who will fulfill their fascists will even when real adults take over.

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IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol 53 points 2 years ago

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leftytighty 11 points 2 years ago

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IndustryStandard 1 point 2 years ago

Stole them from the US*

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PugJesus 5 points 2 years ago

Stole them from the US*

fucking what

Israel's nuclear program development was dependent on French and British support

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HobbitFoot 1 point 2 years ago

I knew it was a joint venture with South Africa.

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jewbacca117 42 points 2 years ago

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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 40 points 2 years ago

didn't he have this problem of not understanding what the department of energy did last term?

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FlashMobOfOne 14 points 2 years ago

Yep. His 'bull in a China shop' philosophy of governance comes with a lot of collateral damage.

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ivanafterall 5 points 2 years ago

philosophy of governance

Just feels wrong in a sentence about the diaper, even after "bull in a China shop."

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FlashMobOfOne 3 points 2 years ago

No doubt it does, but I think 'bull in a China shop' is a fairly accurate characterization.

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ivanafterall 2 points 2 years ago

100%

Potentially even very generous.

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NutWrench 39 points 2 years ago

"Not realizing. "

No. They absolutely realized it. Farking the country up is the entire point

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imsufferableninja 15 points 2 years ago

i could believe that they're too stupid to know what the DOE does

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GroundedGator 10 points 2 years ago

I could also see them being manipulated by outside powers so that weapons might mysteriously end up in foreign hands.

They are both ignorant and pliable.

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schizo 8 points 2 years ago

TBH it's on message for them.

The guy they had to lead the DOE last time had no idea what they did, either. It's nice to see that at least some things don't change.

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XeroxCool 4 points 2 years ago

DOGE, but 25% more efficient?

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inv3r5ion 10 points 2 years ago

Fucking, the word is fucking.

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JuxtaposedJaguar 4 points 2 years ago

Swearing?! On my internet?!

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HobbitFoot 2 points 2 years ago

The US government is gigantic and does a lot beyond what most people see in a day to day basis.

The visible part of DoE is energy conservation and developing alternative energy sources. It turns out the DoE does a lot more and they didn't realize this before promising to destroy the department.

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FlashMobOfOne 24 points 2 years ago

It seems funny until you realize that we actually do need some serious people running government, and instead, our president has staffed it with 20 year-old morons and idiotic TV personalities that he probably secretly uses for fap fodder.

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Goodmorningsunshine 1 point 2 years ago

Yeah, President Musk isn't going for serious or for a running government.

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AlsaValderaan 19 points 2 years ago

I wonder how many nukes are gonna disappear.

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MumboJumbo 21 points 2 years ago

Why don't we ask Jeff?

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rickyrigatoni 15 points 2 years ago

I already took 12 of them.

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GeeDubHayduke 2 points 2 years ago

Got me a four pack. Just traded two eggs.

I'm feeling remorse.

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FlashMobOfOne 6 points 2 years ago

Dunno, but I hope one makes it to the Palestinians so this war can end. Mutually-assured destruction is a wonderful thing.

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some_designer_dude 14 points 2 years ago

The guy who did his fireworks on the campaign trail will be heading NORAD.

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ehpolitical 12 points 2 years ago

Lol, ok, I can see why this is called NOT THE ONION. Geeze, and this is the most powerful country in the world. Maybe they don't actually know where Canada is, ha.

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TexasDrunk 10 points 2 years ago

So a hair under 20 years ago I was offered a position similar to this after leaving the Navy. I'm so glad I went into private industry in another field entirely.

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ryven 7 points 2 years ago

Rick Perry moment

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Hobbes_Dent 6 points 2 years ago

Spy novel themed porno plot moment.

Edit: Russian porno

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Montreal_Metro 6 points 2 years ago

Those stockpiles should be moved to Canada, because clearly they are not mature enough to take care of such things.

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Etterra 6 points 2 years ago

When they beg you to come back, Dean and a contract for 10x your previous salary or no deal.

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moitoi 5 points 2 years ago

I knew someone who mixed cars and airplanes at the end of his life.

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shasta 3 points 2 years ago

Like the car at the end of Grease? Or more like the one in Flubber?

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moitoi 4 points 2 years ago

More like dementia. At the beginning, it was surprising and after sometime, people laughed at it.

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Hupf 3 points 2 years ago

Just don't lose the launch codes:
000000000000

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ivanafterall 3 points 2 years ago

lolol!

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