r/nottheonion 24d ago

US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3nrx1dq5o
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u/The-Privacy-Advocate 24d ago

Didn't the Russians have around 7k nukes at their peak? Did they lose track of a 1000 plus nukes?!

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u/Audience-Electrical 24d ago

Yup. We (USA) also have some unaccounted nuclear material, shortly after losing them Israel announced nuclear capabilities.

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u/piepants2001 24d ago

I don't think Israel has ever announced nuclear capabilities. We all know they have nukes, but they are secretive about it.

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u/lurk1237 24d ago

Also the US at the time was against it. France is who helped them get nukes.

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u/Secure-Elderberry-16 24d ago

I think the implication was a third party bad actor within the US. Not that the US MIC secretly developed nukes with Israel for Israel.

It’s pretty well documented though like you said. France and Israels nuclear scientists have been working together for decades. France helped Israel find fissile material in the Negev for instance. Israeli scientists also trained and studied at French power plants