The same system was used by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which is in charge of safeguarding the country's stockpile of nuclear weapons. Insider sources told NPR that the existence of the accounts wouldn't necessarily mean they would have the same access as other staffers with the highest level of clearance at the DOE. In short, the carelessness of DOGE and the Trump administration's actions — perfectly illustrated by secretary of defense Pete Hegseth using Signal to inadvertently discuss war plans with a groupchat to which a journalist had accidentally been added — is baffling, to say the least.
Author: Victor Tangermann
Published at: 2025-04-29 21:19:21
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