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Aegis Secrets Revealed
December 19, 2007:
Japanese Defense Ministry officials have revealed the kind of
information contained in the CDs (of data on U.S. Aegis air defense systems)
that Japanese officers had been passing around in navy schools. The information
had formerly just been described as "highly classified." But the recent arrest
of the officer who started it all in 2000 (by making the CD), raised questions
of just how dangerous the leak was. Apparently quite serious. The CD contained
considerable data on how the Aegis operated, and that provided a potential
opponents with useful tips on how to defeat the system. Aegis is a warship
anti-aircraft radar, one of the most advanced in the world. The CD revealed
exactly how the system operates, including how quickly anti-aircraft missiles
can be fired and what limitations the system has. This is all highly
classified, for obvious reasons. As far as anyone knows, these CDs were not
passed on to any foreign government. But the Japanese are not sure. They think
they have tracked down all copies, but there's still a possibility that
additional copies were made, and have been lost track of. The investigation has
been under way for about a year now, and has caused the U.S. to hold back on
the sale of additional high-tech systems to Japan.
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