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At least 11 U.S. scientists linked to U.S. nuclear and space research programs have died or vanished in recent years, prompting a federal investigation into a situation President Donald Trump called pretty serious stuff.
On April 20, the House Oversight Committee announced that it would look into the deaths and disappearances after committee chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) warned on Fox & Friends that something sinister could be happening. Comer said that at first he thought it was some kind of crazy conspiracy theory, but now he believes it could be a national security concern.
CNN reported that the FBI is leading efforts to find connections between the missing and deceased scientists and is working with the Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and state and local law enforcement. NASA posted on X that the agency is coordinating and cooperating with the relevant agencies in relation to the missing scientists, but currently sees no national security threat.
Trump has slashed funding for science research in his second term, providing an opening for other countries to poach leading scientists. Could the missing researchers be part of a brain drain? Some GOP lawmakers seem to think so. Congressman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) posted on X, We are in competition with China, Russia, and Iran on nuclear technology, advanced weapons, and space. Meanwhile, our top scientists keep vanishing.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/around-dozen-scientists-died-disappeared-151546377.html
no_hypocrisy
(55,243 posts)an inventor. He created a compound, which mixed with tap water, could run motor vehicle engines. And he went to DC with his discovery.
And shortly thereafter, he didnt come home.
Days > weeks -> months.
My friend searched endlessly. The Government had absolutely no record of his existence. Birth, family, schools, employment, their marriage.*
No other choice, my friend declared him dead after seven years.**
* Government missed the newspaper article announcing their engagement.
** This never made sense to me. If there was no record of her husband, then why did she have declare him dead?
Renew Deal
(85,310 posts)question everything
(52,313 posts)Blue Full Moon
(3,617 posts)His friend committed suicide in the desert. He then changed his testimony.