{"id":150316,"date":"2025-02-14T21:51:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/major-job-loss-as-us-nuclear-weapons-agency-sacks-over-hundred-workers"},"modified":"2025-02-17T12:52:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T11:52:10","slug":"major-job-loss-as-us-nuclear-weapons-agency-sacks-over-hundred-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/major-job-loss-as-us-nuclear-weapons-agency-sacks-over-hundred-workers","title":{"rendered":"Major job loss as US nuclear weapons agency sacks over hundred workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A US agency responsible for maintaining the nuclear stockpile has fired over hundreds of its staff.<\/p>\n<p>Two former staffers confirmed to ABC news that probationary employees began receiving termination notices Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>They expressed worries that the agency of only about 1,800 employees was losing the key nuclear arms expertise that may never be replaced.<\/p>\n<p>The National Nuclear Security Administration ensures \u201cthe United States maintains a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear stockpile,\u201d according to its website.<\/p>\n<p>The firing also impacted the team of first responders that deploy to nuclear disasters around the globe and a counterterrorism division, which hunts down nuclear devices in the hands of US adversaries.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple current and former employees, who spoke with ABC News described the situation as \u201ca national security crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A US agency responsible for maintaining the nuclear stockpile has fired over hundreds of its staff. Two former staffers confirmed to ABC news that probationary employees began receiving termination notices Thursday night. 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