The article discusses the potential risks associated with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) targeting the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) for budget cuts. Given that NNSA oversees sensitive nuclear information and operations, there are concerns that budget scrutiny could lead to exposing classified data to unqualified personnel and jeopardize nuclear safety. Experts warn that such an approach could compromise nuclear security both domestically and internationally, given the agency's role in handling nuclear weapon designs and materials.
Musk's incursions into other agencies have reportedly risked exposing sensitive information to unqualified personnel, and obstructing people's access to lifesaving medicine.
According to several nuclear-security experts and a former senior department official, taking this same approach at the NNSA could make nuclear material at home and abroad less safe.
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