Hundreds of workers guarding the nation’s nuclear weapons are being furloughed as the government shutdown drags on.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the agency in charge of safeguarding and transporting nuclear weapons, is being gutted, leaving only a fraction of its workforce on the job.
About 1,400 employees will be furloughed starting on Monday, leaving fewer than 400 people to oversee and protect the nuclear stockpile, the Department of Energy told CNN.
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