Sources told CNN the officials did not seem to know this agency oversees America’s nuclear weapons.
Some of the fired employees included NNSA staff who are on the ground at facilities where nuclear weapons are built.
These staff oversee the contractors who build nuclear weapons, and they inspect these weapons.
It also included employees at NNSA headquarters who write requirements and guidelines for contractors who build nuclear weapons.
The Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, which enriches and stores uranium for America's nuclear weapons.
In addition to overseeing America’s nuclear weapons, the NNSA also helps secure nuclear material nationwide.
“NNSA maintains sensors in Ukraine to help track nuclear risks, whether intentional or unintentional,” a source said, adding the layoffs are “frightening. »