Nuclear secrets: What's
been stolen?
A congressional investigation
found evidence that lax security by federal agencies, especially the
Department of Energy, allowed the Chinese government to access secret
data on all nuclear warheads in the U.S. arsenal.
References:
1999. Department of Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration
Authorization Act of 1999 (H.R. 1655). Available at http://thomas.loc.gov/.
Cox, C. 1999. Report of the Select Committee on U.S. National Security
and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China
(Report 105-851). Available at http://www.house.gov/.
Further Readings:
1998. Establishing Select Committee on U.S. National Security and
Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China.
Congressional Record. Available at http://cox.house.gov/cr/1998/select.html.
Sources:
Christopher Cox
United States House of Representatives
2402 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Web site: http://www.house.gov/chriscox/frconten.htm
John Spratt
United States House of Representatives
1536 Longworth Building
Washington, DC 20515
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 23, June 5, 1999, p. 367.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
