Washington, Oct 20, 2025 (AFP) - US begins sending nuke workers home as shutdown drags: media

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The agency responsible for safeguarding the US nuclear stockpile began placing the vast majority of its staff on enforced leave Monday, US media reported, as the government shutdown dragged into a fourth week. Some 1,400 workers at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) were due to receive notices telling them they had been placed on unpaid "furlough," CNN reported, leaving fewer than 400 at their posts. It is the first time the agen......

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