Leakers May Be Worse Than Spies, Gov’t Says – Federation Of American Scientists

Leakers May Be Worse Than Spies, Gov’t Says – Federation Of American Scientists: One might presume that foreign spies do more damage to national security than those who leak classified information to the press. But the opposite could be true, government attorneys told a court this week, because the leaked information is circulated more widely.

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