Overall results of routine inspections at nuclear weapons bases, such as a “pass-fail” grade, had previously been publicly available. Nuclear weapons: an accident waiting to happen Read moreThe stated reason for the change is to prevent adversaries from learning too much about US nuclear weapons vulnerabilities. They provided the initial basis for Associated Press reporting in 2013 and 2014 on missteps by the Air Force nuclear missile corps. In effect, the Pentagon used the cover of classification to obscure its decision to make nuclear inspection results secret. The Pentagon has never asserted that reporting on nuclear inspection results has compromised nuclear security.

Source: The Guardian July 03, 2017 20:56 UTC