Comer warns ‘something sinister’ may be behind deaths, disappearances of 11 nuclear, space-linked scientists
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., warned Sunday that “something bad could happen” and called for an emergency after 11 scientists primarily associated with U.S. nuclear and space research programs were reported dead or missing under mysterious circumstances. national security concerns.
Comer said:Fox and Friends WeekendHe said when he first heard about the disappearances it sounded like “some kind of crazy conspiracy theory.” But the details of the case changed his mind and prompted him to alert several government agencies.
Rep. James Comer told “Fox & Friends Weekend” that he has sent letters to leaders of various government agencies seeking information about “mysterious” deaths and disappearances of scientists in recent years.
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“We made a notification to the Ministry of War. To the FBIWe want to know NASA, the Department of Energy, everything they know about what happened to these scientists, because these four institutions were predominantly the institutions that these 11 people were affiliated with. And we want to try to bring that together.”
Comer plans to bring in leaders of these offices earlier congressesBut he said he sent the letters first to give them time to make sure their statements would not jeopardize any potentially confidential investigation.
We hope that anyone with information will bring it to the Oversight Committee and that anyone connected to this matter will America’s nuclear program Considering the possible security risks to the country, vigilance should be exercised.
Jason Thomas (left), Melissa Casias and Frank Maiwald are among the scientists whose deaths or disappearances are being examined as authorities examine whether any cases are related.
“We know that there are many countries around the world that want to have our knowledge and our nuclear capacity. These are the people on the front lines and they are either dead or missing.”
Those missing or dead include experimental propulsion researcher Amy Eskridge, 34; retired Air Force Major General William “Neil” McCasland68; NASA scientist Monica Jacinto Reza, 60; contractor Steven Garcia, 48; astrophysicist Carl Grillmair, 47; Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist Nuno Loureiro47; NASA engineer Frank Maiwald, 61; Los Alamos-affiliated employees Melissa Casias, 53, and Anthony Chavez, 79; NASA researcher Michael David Hicks, 59; and pharmaceutical scientist Jason Thomas, 45.
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In response to renewed public interest, the President Donald Trump He vowed to investigate the mysterious disappearances and deaths of these scientists.
“I hope it’s random, but we’ll find out in the next week and a half,” Trump told reporters on Thursday. he said. “I just left a meeting about this.”
Additionally, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) previously told Fox News Digital that it was investigating the cases.
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“NNSA is aware of the reports regarding our laboratories, facilities and employees at our facilities and is investigating the matter.”
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