[Alter Kaker]

So the Chinese know about it but exposing it makes us safer? Nonsense, publicizing things which could cause grave damage to the national security used to be a crime.

Yes. Al Qaeda didn't need Cornell University to discover the innate vulnerabilities of America's air security system. Russia and China already know how to disrupt GPS. We should too. Understanding our own vulnerabilities makes us better able to respond to them.

[driftdiver]

“Understanding our own vulnerabilities makes us better able to respond to them”

Here’s a clue, we don’t need our weaknesses published in the NYT or any other rag to understand them. Its enough that those we trust to protect us know what is going on.

But then we can always do our enemies research for them and helpfully publish the info in a convenient and economical format.