Stupid: Federal government posts classified US nuclear information on line

June 3, 2009
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Someone at the Government Printing Office thought it would be a good idea to post classified nuclear information on line for all of the world to see. So this is what they meant when they promised transparency.

The federal government mistakenly made public a 266-page report, its pages marked “highly confidential,” that gives detailed information about hundreds of the nation’s civilian nuclear sites and programs, including maps showing the precise locations of stockpiles of fuel for nuclear weapons. …

But David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, a private group in Washington that tracks nuclear proliferation, said information that shows where nuclear fuels are stored “can provide thieves or terrorists inside information that can help them seize the material, which is why that kind of data is not given out. It can become a physical security threat.”

The information, considered sensitive but not classified, was assembled for transmission later this year to the International Atomic Energy Agency as part of a process by which the United States is opening itself up to more stringent inspections in hopes that foreign countries will do likewise, especially Iran and other states believed to be clandestinely developing nuclear arms.

Let me get this straight, President Obama decided to appease our enemies. In doing so, he created a situation where classified national security information was released to the public. Brilliant!

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One Response to Stupid: Federal government posts classified US nuclear information on line

  1. Sam Adams on June 3, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    Talk about stupid:

    There is no such classification as “Highly Confidential”

    They are:
    Confidential
    Secret
    Top Secret

    Top Secret can have additional caviats attached to it based on the info and need to know.

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