Fauxpasma? [fo-pah-mah]

In the instance either you don’t typically read up on these things or just have been hiding from the news (don’t worry, we ALL do it; decompression is healthy!); allow me to recap one sizzling side salad we should all be ingesting:

Not to be confused with the GOP, the GPO (Government Printing Office) accidentally released a highly sensitive document containing a detailed list (complete with most addresses and stated reasons) of all the nuclear facilities in the US. The FAS (Federation of America Scientists, aka government secrecy watchdogs) got ahold of the mistake and posted it before the GPO could correct it, thus- proliferation ensued. I haven’t read through the document in full yet as it’s a whopping 267 pages, so I won’t yet comment on whether I think it’s truly a “security risk” or not… But I do encourage everyone to download a copy.

From what I’ve read so far, it seems to show some of the R&D at these sites is focused on figuring out what to do with the facilities’ nuclear waste… in a profitable or “commercial” way. Regardless of whether there’s a risk… it’s leaked for good and it’s our responsibility to be well-informed about it. I’ll be posting more detailed analysis to the best of my ability with screenshots as I digest it, dissection isn’t out of the question nor should it be.

The conspiracy theorists within us may state that this “leak” was, in fact, intentional and this is to create distraction and/or lead “terrorists” in the wrong direction. I’m voting “unlikely” on this simply because of the fact that there are physical addresses listed for each facility.

What impact does the release of the nuclear sites document have on us as American citizens?

Nuclearly yours,

Lady Sandwiches