Trump Just Fired the People in Charge of Maintaining Our Nuclear Arsenal

[kpete]

Privatize Nukes?




Traditionally, all political appointees of an outgoing presidential administration turn in resignation letters effective on noon of inauguration day, January 20. But appointees in key positions—like the people who make sure our nukes work—are often asked to stay on in their roles until a replacement can be found and confirmed by the Senate, helping ensure a smooth transition and allowing our government to continue functioning. In fact, for the entirety of Obama’s first term and into part of his second, the NNSA Administrator remained a Bush appointee.

Trump, however, appears determined to immediately push out everyone who was appointed by Obama, regardless of whether or not he has anyone in line for the job. Or, as our source put it: “It’s a shocking disregard for process and continuity of government.”

https://gizmodo.com/trump-just-dismissed-the-people-in-charge-of-maintainin-1790908093
https://twitter.com/metaquest/status/818532830535827457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw



https://twitter.com/KingstonAReif/status/818545312545566720

[NightWatcher]

1. Buenos Nachos. It's time to head to the Southern Hemisphere

When we've nuked someone, this hemisphere is done.

[pkdu]

4. ??

or was that deliberate?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Spellcheck having a bad day, maybe? NT

[NightWatcher]

9. A play on Buenos Noches "goodnight". As in it's all over.

Once the officials and offices that control the nukes are corrupted, it's only a matter of time before there's an accident or attack. Once the first nuke has flown, there's no hope for the Northern Hemisphere.

Only folks in the South Hemisphere will stand a chance. On the western half of South America most people speak Spanish, thus goodnight...in Spanish (or messed up Spanish).

[forgotmylogin]

2. Firing people is his favorite thing to do.

And I get the horrible suspicion that firing nukes is on his bucket list.

[flamingdem]

3. Bullying us with fear

There was no reason to do this

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. He's still a private citizen. He can't order anybody to do anything yet. NT

[central scrutinizer]

7. It's ok

Dmitri and Leonid here are ready to take control

[Nevernose]

8. It's the Dubya theory of governance

Whatever Obama did is Vader, therefore I will do the opposite. Like, for instance, demoting the anti-terrorist chief and disbanding the anti-AlQaeda unit (being generous without conspiracy theories).

There was a thread here in Spring 2001 keeping track of w's first 100 days. It was essentially just a list of Clinton things reversed, like arsenic levels in drinking water, etc

[shraby]

10. Maybe he plans on filling the positions with Russians?

[uponit7771]

11. wow