Steven Garcia, 48, vanished on August 28, 2025, according to multiple reports. He worked as a government contractor for the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC) in Albuquerque, which manufactures more than 80 percent of all non-nuclear components for the military's nuclear weapons. Garcia served as a property custodian at KCNSC's New Mexico facility, giving him a top security clearance and broad access to the entire site's nuclear secrets, an anonymous source told major media. His work involved overseeing tens, maybe hundreds of millions of dollars in equipment and assets, some classified and some not, the same source said.
Garcia's disappearance marks the tenth person with ties to America's space or nuclear secrets who has died or mysteriously vanished in recent years, multiple reports indicate. Four of these officials have vanished without a trace in almost the same manner as Garcia, and all had a connection to U.S. nuclear secrets or rocket technology.
He was a very stable person.
Police in Albuquerque last spotted Garcia on surveillance cameras walking out of his home on Cattail Court SW in a green camouflage shirt and shorts just after 9 a.m. local time, authorities said. He was seen carrying a handgun, and authorities warned that he may be a danger to himself. According to Daily Mail - News, an anonymous source described Garcia as a very stable person and not suicidal or battling mental health issues.
Days after Garcia's disappearance, KCNSC reportedly launched a desperate search for the missing contractor, including going through his work computers, emails, and files for any clues to his whereabouts, but nothing has been found. The possibility of Garcia being the target of foreign spies makes the most sense, an anonymous source told major media. According to Daily Mail - News, Chris Swecker described how scientists have been targeted for a long time, especially in the rocket propulsion area, by hostile foreign intelligence services.
It's a little strange that these people just keep disappearing. I mean, he literally just walked off into the desert with a firearm and a bottle of water and that was it.
Our scientists have been targeted for a long time, especially in the rocket propulsion area, by hostile foreign intelligence services.