- US lawmakers are expressing alarm over 12 scientists who have died or disappeared since 2022, all of whom had ties to nuclear, space, or classified programmes.
- The House Oversight Committee is investigating 10 of these cases, warning the FBI, Pentagon, and Department of Energy that “these deaths and disappearances may represent a grave threat to U.S. national security and to U.S. personnel with access to scientific secrets.”
- Incidents include scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory, with some disappearances, like Monica Reza's and retired Air Force General William McCasland's, potentially linked.
- Despite some cases being ruled out as foul play or having identified suspects, the lack of clear information has led to widespread conspiracy theories, which officials and families often dismiss.
- President Donald Trump said that “hopefully” it is all just a “coincidence.”
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