Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again. So today, we're going to talk about

nuclear security being jeopardized. The National Nuclear Security Administration is an agency

most people have never heard of, which is how it's supposed to be. Not because its existence is a state secret, but because when

they do their job right, people don't know they've done anything at all. However, if they were to

mess up, it could very well go down as the worst day in American history. Yes, worse than that day, whatever day you're thinking of.

It's part of the Department of Energy and is tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile.

You might remember me expressing my concerns about this when the topic of cuts to the Department

of Energy came up.

Well, obviously, you think the agency responsible for the security of nuclear weapons would certainly qualify for a national security exemption.

And in any other administration, in any other timeline, you'd be right.

But in the era of Trump and Musk efficiency, securing

nuclear weapons is apparently a waste of time and resources. Reporting says that the application

for a national security exemption to the cuts was denied. That's right. The National Nuclear Security Administration

did not receive a national security exemption. It looks like the cuts were set to get rid of over

300 of the NNSA staff. There's only 1,900 employees. Once the layoffs started being reported, the administration reversed course.

A statement said that less than 50 were dismissed in the end.

Those workers were new and in their probationary period.

A former director of the administration said the cuts would negatively impact,

quote, counterterrorism, arms control, nuclear security, physical security, infrastructure

modernization, supply chain integrity, and more. Managers at the agencies were reportedly told to write why the employee's jobs mattered.

They were apparently given 200 characters to explain.

Maybe if they'd signed up for premium, Elon would have got rid of the character limit.

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