US’ 10 nuclear, rocket scientists died or disappeared in mysterious circumstances: Report

Authorities in the United States are investigating cases of 10 missing or deceased scientists. Reports revealed that these scientists had access to sensitive nuclear or space technology laboratories. Some of these researchers died and some went missing in recent years under mysterious circumstances. The FBI is now investigating the matter. NASA has also revealed that it’s coordinating and cooperating with the relevant agencies in relation to the missing scientists. “At this time, nothing related to NASA indicates a national security threat. The agency is committed to transparency and will provide more information as able,” said Bethany Stevens, NASA Press Secretary. 10 individuals connected to sensitive US nuclear, aerospace research A nuclear physicist and MIT professor fatally shot outside his Massachusetts residence. A retired Air Force general missing from his New Mexico home. An aerospace engineer who disappeared during a hike in Los Angeles. These are among at least 10 individuals connected to sensitive US nuclear and aerospace research who have died or disappeared in recent years, reported CNN . Public reports raise questions about a possible sinister connection between a string of mysterious deaths and disappearances which began in 2023 with the death of Michael David Hicks, who worked as a scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from 1998 to 2022. Another JPL alum, Monica Reza, who served as the director of the NASA Lab’s Materials Processing Group, disappeared while hiking in California in June 2025 and remains missing. In February 2026 retired Air Force General William Neil McCasland disappeared from his Albuquerque, New Mexico home with a .38 caliber revolver, and remains missing, according to Republican-led House Oversight Committee. The other missing or deceased individuals, according to the reports, are two more affiliated with NASA JPL, two affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory, an MIT scientist working on nuclear fusion, a ph…