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Nuclear Modernization

DoE Spokesperson: Trump Not Scheduled To Meet With DoE, NNSA On Nuclear Testing

Sarah Salem

Monday, November 17th, 2025

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DoE Spokesperson: Trump Not Scheduled To Meet With DoE, NNSA On Nuclear Testing

Close up illustration of atomic particle for nuclear energy imagery

The Department of Energy told the Exchange Monitor Monday that, despite media outlets saying otherwise, President Donald Trump will not be meeting in the Oval Office with high-level nuclear weapons complex officials. News outlets such as CNN reported last Friday that Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) head Brandon Williams, and officials from the national labs would meet with Trump in the coming days to discuss nuclear weapons testing. A DoE spokesperson told Defense Daily sister…

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