That our sieve-like State Department could keep a secret for months.
Our military? Sure.
Our State Department?
No way.
It was compartmentalized.
Remember, 3 different “anonymous” military source leaked that B52 warheads story right around this time. I still think that was psyops. Plus there were B52s in the air around the world during the days surrounding the Israeli raid, talking loudly and openly on the HF frequencies to make sure “the other side” knew they were up there when news of this incident spread.