It would be funny in, say, an Austin Powers movie, but a mad, weekend-long race to rehire hundreds of recently fired security-cleared experts needed to keep America’s nuclear systems safe wasn’t a joke.

Trump officials are trying to undo terminations at the nuclear weapons agency, and critics say Elon Musk's DOGE team didn't know what the agency does.

The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs.