U.S. Government Accidentally Discloses Nuclear Info

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U.S. Government Accidentally Discloses Nuclear Info

June 3. 2009

President Barack Obama

A 266 page top secret U.S. document of nuclear secrets made an unscheduled appearance on the internet. Said document contained, "Precise locations of stockpiles of fuel for nuclear weapons."

First a hard drive from former President Bill Clinton's Library is stolen, then the FBI gets hacked and now this leak. This has not bee a good few weeks for national security.

Energy Chief Says Nuclear Disclosure 'of Great Concern'

* JUNE 3, 2009, 12:03 P.M. ET - WASHINGTON -- The accidental disclosure of a report that gives detailed information about the nation's civilian nuclear sites and programs is "of great concern," and U.S. officials intend to closely examine whether it has jeopardized national security, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Wednesday.

"My understanding is someone made a mistake, probably at the [Government Printing Office] and released sensitive information," Mr. Chu told a House panel that controls the Energy Department's budget. "That is of great concern, and we will be looking hard and making sure the physical security of those [nuclear] labs is sufficient to prevent terrorists or others from getting a hold of that material."

The report, which includes maps of facilities showing the locations of stockpiles of fuel for nuclear weapons at those facilities, was posted last month on the Web site of the Government Printing Office...

The Obama administration prepared the document to comply with a decade-old international agreement aimed at providing the International Atomic Energy Agency with a comprehensive picture of the country's nuclear and nuclear-related activities...

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