It's possible the nukes are here waiting for the fresh trigger devices to smuggled across the Mexico border.
No, it's not possible. The types of clean labs required for nuclear weapons maintenance are barely able to be maintained by great powers at enormous expense. Even something as simple as moving a trigger too close to the sides of a weapon while attempting to install it could cause an instant, high-visibility fizzle. This is not work that can be done by amatuers or local welders in a machine shop or warehouse.
Furthermore, our radiation detection is so acute that we are pulling drivers over on the highway who have had radiation treatment for cancer therapy.