Confidential U.S. nuclear info posted online

The U.S. Government Printing Office inadvertently published a highly sensitive but unclassified draft declaration to the International Atomic Energy Agency, disclosing addresses and specifications of U.S. nuclear weapons-related facilities. David Albright of the Ploughshares-funded Institute for Science and International Security commented, "It's a mistake and it should not have been released, especially not with 'safeguards/confidential' still written on it." But he added, "It’s probably more embarrassing than dangerous."

However, Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists, another Ploughshares grantee, praised the publication of the document, saying, "It is a rather comprehensive selection of data on hundreds of U.S. nuclear sites and activities in a single document. It is important as a reference document. It is important as an indication of U.S. engagement in the arms control process." Aftergood told Homeland Security Today that “as I read the document, it does not reveal either sensitive technologies or sensitive security-related information.”