GoKawiilThe US is investigating a possible conspiracy after at least 10 scientists connected to US nuclear secrets and rocket technology went missing or died under shadowy circumstances over the past few years.
Pointing to tabloid reports from The Daily Mail and The New York Post, Republican members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sought information about each missing or departed scientist. In letters to the Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) said the tabloid reports had raised “questions about a possible sinister connection between a string of mysterious deaths and disappearances.”
“If the reports are accurate, these deaths and disappearances may represent a grave threat to US national security and to US personnel with access to scientific secrets,” the letters said.
Lawmakers demanded answers by April 27 and requested that agencies report any actions taken to mitigate potential ongoing risks to active personnel.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed that President Donald Trump is actively working with the FBI to probe the conspiracy theory by “holistically” reviewing “all the cases together” to “identify any potential commonalities that may exist,” CNN reported.
“No stone will be unturned,” Leavitt said, “in light of the recent and legitimate questions.”
FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News on Sunday that his agency is specifically looking for potential links between scientists’ access to classified information or shared connections with “foreign actors.”
In their letters, lawmakers noted that Trump said he had already met with the FBI, as he was troubled by the tabloids reporting of what he deemed to be “pretty serious stuff.”
On X, NASA’s spokesperson disputed concerns over feared national security threats, though.