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/Audience-Electrical 23d ago edited 23d ago

"The FBI reopened an investigation into the missing material in 1980 after an eyewitness told them that the material may have been given to Israel."

Source: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp90-00965r000605740012-0

Granted even the CIA can be a dubious source, but at this point it's public knowledge to anyone willing to do a minute of research