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Leaked Top Secret List of US Nuclear Sites Accidentally Published

by Jordan Yerman | June 3, 2009 at 10:34 am

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The US government mistakenly published a confidential report, detailing hundreds of civilian nuclear sites, public. The 266-page document included maps pointing to fuel stockpiled for nuclear weapons. Of course, it spread across the Internet.

The report was intended for the International Atomic Energy Agency for purposes of nuclear transparency, but was not intended for consumption by the general public.

The document appeared to have been published by the House Committee for Foreign Affairs, but spokeswoman Lynne Weil has denied that her committee

While not considered a critical security breach, former deputy defense secretary John Deutch called it a "screw-up".

The publication of the document was revealed Monday in an online newsletter devoted to issues of federal secrecy. That set off a debate among nuclear experts about what dangers, if any, the disclosures posed. It also prompted a flurry of investigations in Washington into why the document had been made public.

The entire document "including the sensitive portions" was mistakenly printed by the US Government Printing Office.

The document presents a sensitive 5 May, 2009 draft of all US nuclear sites for Congressional review together with a covering note from President Barack Obama giving more detail on the restrictions.

WikiLeaks has a link to the full leaked document in question: Obama IAEA nuclear sites declaration for the United States, draft, 267 pages, 5 May 2009

(Note: Apparently, the US isn't the only North American country leaving nuclear info lying around... Canada does it, too.)

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Uwe Paschen

at 11:00 on June 3rd, 2009

(Accidentally we could lunch them as well.) Or such other possibilities like Chernobyl or tree mile Island. All accidents bound to happen again.

I wish we would finally see reason and get rid of those monstrosities on a global level.

Jarrett Harrington (not verified)

at 18:04 on June 3rd, 2009

Nuclear power is cheap and we won't run out like we eventually will of natural gas. France has nuclear power and has there been another Chernobyl? Russia was stupid, with our governments over regulation on everything I'm sure every nuclear power plant will be safe. Power bills will go down and with more plants more job opportunities will be made. Learning from the past doesn't mean don't try it again it means don't make the same mistake again.

Uwe Paschen

at 19:04 on June 3rd, 2009

France had 4 Nuclear Accident causing for Radioactive Pollution and contamination to its citizen, those concerned will really love you argument.

Further Uranium will like oil run out as well since there is less of it then Oil and the mining has caused great social and political injustice in countries such as Niger the third largest Uranium provider in the world after Australia and Canada.

Mining sites have caused illness and death due to radioactive waste being disagreed in the surrounding population.

All this so we may have sheep power? I think I rather cut the power of for all. We use Solar, Wind and Thermal energy as well as Bio Gas all renewable sources and all can be harvested right at home.

Good for the environment and will not kill innocent people In Niger or else wear. If you can not produce it your self you should not use it either. It is a good rule I learned for the German Amish.