White House to Probe Reports of 10 Missing or Dead Scientists
White House to Probe Reports of 10 Missing or Dead Scientists
The Spin
Ten American scientists and military officials with top-secret clearances have died or vanished, and the White House isn't dismissing it. The concentration of cases in New Mexico — home to Los Alamos, Sandia and Kirtland AFB — combined with active geopolitical threats from Iran, Russia and China, makes this far too serious to wave away. When the U.S. press secretary says she'll "get you an answer," that's the start of accountability.
America's mostleading dangerous scientific minds areappear beingto huntedbe under threat — a nuclear fusion director assassinated, an astrophysicist shot on his porch, a JPL scientist vanished mid-hike and never found. Leavitt's response suggests the start of a coverup, but the pressure for real answers isn't going to stop — because someone is systematically eliminating the people who safeguard America's most classified programs.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 7.5% chance that the U.S. will conduct a nuclear test explosion before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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