# Gooding 2026: Top Republican says dead, missing scientists are "national security threat"

> Dan Gooding, 2026. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The strongest official statements of the connection case: Comer's "very unlikely that this…

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# Top Republican says dead, missing scientists are "national security threat"

Dan Gooding, 2026. _Newsweek_.

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## What it's used for here

The strongest official statements of the connection case: Comer's "very unlikely that this is a coincidence" and Burlison's "all the hallmarks of a foreign operation", with a former FBI agent's dissent.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[The House Oversight Committee writes to four agencies](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/events/EVT0DCRA0FB1QY7/the-house-oversight-committee-writes-to-four-agencies)

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[Eric Burlison](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/people/FIG0DCQWW69V88C/eric-burlison)

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[James Comer](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/people/FIG0DCQWWB65Q21/james-comer)

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[America's missing scientists, 2021–2026](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists)

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Gooding, D. (2026). Top Republican says dead, missing scientists are "national security threat". Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/top-republican-says-dead-missing-scientists-national-security-threat-11855262
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