CIREBON NEWS – United States (US) and Israeli intelligence often carry out assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists. In the joint attack by the US and Israel during Operation Epic Fury, Tehran’s nuclear scientists were also targeted by fire.
But who would have thought, the US would face the reality that a number of its nuclear scientists disappeared one by one. The disappearance of US nuclear scientists remains a mystery.
The case of the disappearance of a US nuclear scientist and aerospace expert has sparked online speculation ranging from foreign espionage to government efforts to cover up classified UFO research.
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US President Donald Trump said the disappearance of scientists was a serious problem. Trump then ordered an investigation into the mysterious deaths and disappearances of nearly a dozen American scientists who had access to several nuclear and space secrets.
At least ten experts associated with secret aerospace and nuclear programs have died or gone missing since 2023
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Trump stated that he “just got out of a meeting on this,” and added that “It’s a pretty serious issue.”
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“I hope it’s random, but we’ll find out in the next week and a half. Some of these are very important people, and we’ll be looking into them in the next little while,” Trump said.
Since 2023, at least ten individuals associated with advanced research have died or disappeared under confusing circumstances. Among them:
1.Steven Garcia48, a government contractor at the Kansas City National Security Campus, which produces more than 80% of the non-nuclear components for US nuclear weapons, disappeared from his Albuquerque home in August 2025, leaving behind his phone, wallet and keys, and carrying only a handgun.
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2. Retired Major General William McCasland68, former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, disappeared from his New Mexico home in February 2026. His wife told a 911 operator that her husband “planned not to be found.”
3. Anthony Chavezformer employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Melissa Casiasan administrative assistant at the same nuclear weapons laboratory, both disappeared in 2025, leaving their home on foot and leaving their belongings behind.
4. Monica Jacinto Reza60, a director at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, disappeared while hiking in California in June 2025.
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5. Frank Maiwald and Michael Hicks
Two other scientists at the laboratory have reportedly died since 2023: Frank Maiwald and Michael Hicks. No foul play is suspected in the last two cases, and the cause of death has not been made public, according to the Daily Mail.
6. Nuno Loureiro47, director of MIT’s Center for Plasma and Fusion Science, shot to death at his home in December 2025.
7. Carl Grillmair, The 67-year-old, a Caltech astrophysicist, was shot dead on his porch in February 2026.
8. The body of a missing cancer research scientist, Jason Thomas, was reportedly found in a lake in Massachusetts last month.
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A possible 11th case also emerged on Thursday when the Daily Mail reported that Amy Eskridge, a 34-year-old scientist who allegedly researched anti-gravity technology, was found dead in Alabama in 2022 from a self-inflicted gunshot.
However, the outlet found that neither the police nor the medical examiner had released a public investigation report on the incident. Before his death, Eskridge stated in a podcast that his life was in danger.
Former FBI assistant director Chris Swecker previously told the Daily Mail that the cases needed to be looked into further, noting that they were all suspicious, and that these were scientists who had worked in critical technology areas.
