One result of nuclear secrecy has been a mythology and a bureaucracy which, to this day, are almost impregnable. The secrecy industry can be expected to fight for its survival, but the larger society deserves to know what is being protected, besides vested interests. The belief that keeping secrets will discourage nuclear weapons proliferation is widely held, but is it true? Are the secrets really secret in any practical sense?

# posted by Gerry Canavan @ 9:22 AM  |