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Trump Raises Alarms Over Disappearances of Nuclear Workers

4/18/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump said the disappearances and deaths of ten government workers tied to sensitive nuclear and space technology may have sinister implications.
Investigations found no connections among the cases, including the disappearance of retired Major General William Neil McCasland.
McCasland has been missing since February in New Mexico.
The Department of Energy is examining the incidents.
MIT Professor Nuno Lureiro was killed by a former classmate, and other scientists have died under unrelated circumstances.

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U.S. President Donald Trump said the disappearances and deaths of ten government workers tied to sensitive nuclear and space technology may have sinister implications.
Investigations found no connections among the cases, including the disappearance of retired Major General William Neil McCasland.
McCasland has been missing since February in New Mexico.
The Department of Energy is examining the incidents.
MIT Professor Nuno Lureiro was killed by a former classmate, and other scientists have died under unrelated circumstances.