Trump Investigates Missing Nuclear Scientists

0:00It's April 16th. From coast to coast, this is U.S. News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. President Trump revealed he called an urgent meeting over reports of missing and dead nuclear scientists, calling it pretty serious business. He just wrapped up the session and stressed the growing worries around these unconfirmed cases tied to experts in nuclear, defense, and space work. Trump's point to at least nine American specialists in sensitive security fields facing suspicious deaths or vanishings. One stand out is Michael David Hicks, a veteran NASA jet propulsion laboratory scientist who died in 2023 with no public cause listed. Officials haven't linked them yet, but the pattern has folks on edge. Reactions are pouring in from the scientific community and beyond. Congress members shed flagged the high numbers in these research areas, urging everyone to stay alert and not fully trust initial government word. Even a retired Air Force general, William Neal McCaslin, 68 years old, disappeared on

1:00February 27th in New Mexico. He had UFO ties. To do. Then there's rocket scientist Monica Reza, 60, who vanished last June while hiking in Angeles National Forest with friends she connected to. McCaslin, the White House press secretary, said they're ready to dig deeper for answers. Some hopes it's all random, but expects clarity in the next week and a half, especially since some were key players. Keep an eye on this as Investigations ramp up. It could shake up national security talks.