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U.S. to Classify Strategic Weapons Data from Cold War

August 21, 2006 :: Washington Post :: News

The U.S. has begun to classify data on strategic weapons during the Cold War, reports The Washington Post. According to a new report by the National Security Archive, a nonprofit research library at George Washington University, the Pentagon and the Department of Energy have designated the historical totals of Minuteman, Titan-2, and other missiles as national security secrets, and are blacking out the information on previously public documents. Other information that will be classified includes the number of missile launchers and the number of heavy bombers that existed during the Cold War. The Archive says that the Pentagon has been using guidelines developed by the Department of Energy in choosing which data to black out. (Article)

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