Posted on 07/03/2017 2:50:28 PM PDT by ColdOne
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon has thrown a cloak of secrecy over assessments of the safety and security of its nuclear weapons operations, a part of the military with a history of periodic inspection failures and bouts of low morale.
Overall results of routine inspections at nuclear weapons bases, such as a "pass-fail" grade, had previously been publicly available. They are now off-limits. The change goes beyond the standard practice of withholding detailed information on the inspections.
The stated reason for the change is to prevent adversaries from learning too much about U.S. nuclear weapons vulnerabilities. Navy Capt. Greg Hicks, spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the added layer of secrecy was deemed necessary.
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Today’s Associated Press would’ve printed a map of the D-Day beaches two days before the invasion.
...problems that prompted the reviews three years ago...were actual shortcomings in the nuclear force, including occasional poor performance, security lapses and flawed training, driven in part by underspending and weak leadership.
All during the reign of the Kenyan. Surprised that got past the editors.
Good
Loose lips sink ships, as then, and more so today.
Barack was apparently successful in degrading the arsenal.
Having tood several of these. I felt they were a joke then.
The code word on those maps was BIGOT. Do you think they would have printed anything that was so marked lest they be accused of supporting bigots?
And then worked like hell to thwart our efforts...
I approve. Fix the problems. Fire those who deserve to lose their jobs. But don’t advertise our weaknesses.
Remember, Obama was much more flexible regarding the reduction of our Nuclear Arsenal after the 2012 Election.
He even let the Russians know.
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