Pentagon moves to declassify some secret space programs and technologies

Post by gonzo41 » Wed, Jan 24, 2024, 11:02 PM UTC

ender341341 wrote: post #60

aikwerhjliawj wrote: post #52

It's important to note the cost savings of declassification. Overclassification is incredibly expensive and burdensome (though it also covers the asses of a lot of incompetent bureaucrats). I used to work in the naval nuclear community. There are honestly only a handful of numbers related to the nuclear power plant on each class of ship that actually need to be classified, but every single scrap of paper associated w…

> The student was ordered in writing to not read about nuclear engineering outside of the school building, regardless of the source. Even though it's all publicly available information that is taught in any undergrad engineering program. that in particular seems extreme, but I know someone who worked on nuclear reactors for the DOD and they were told to not comment on/confirm anything related to nuclear as a CYA, eve…

Post by psunavy03 » Wed, Jan 24, 2024, 11:19 PM UTC

aaroninsf wrote: post #26

Idle comment, among the many forces at work, one is the pressure resulting from the recent intense push for UAP disclosure. Among the specific actionable allegations that have brought by whistleblowers (notably David Grusch) is that there is an exceptional and unwarranted amount of money finding its way to defense and aerospace companies for secret programs which are not subject to congressional oversight; and that o…

Post by ta93754829 » Wed, Jan 24, 2024, 11:36 PM UTC

MrDresden wrote: post #58

aikwerhjliawj wrote: post #52

It's important to note the cost savings of declassification. Overclassification is incredibly expensive and burdensome (though it also covers the asses of a lot of incompetent bureaucrats). I used to work in the naval nuclear community. There are honestly only a handful of numbers related to the nuclear power plant on each class of ship that actually need to be classified, but every single scrap of paper associated w…

> ..only a handful of numbers related to the nuclear power plant on each class of ship that actually need to be classified.. What do you actually mean by numbers in this context?

Post by vba616 » Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 12:23 AM UTC

mjhay wrote: post #54

readyplayernull wrote: post #42

But are they declassifying the actual documents this time? > The CIA started feeding flawed shuttle designs — NASA rejects — to the Soviet spies, which they passed off as new “improvements.” It worked. Included in the phonies were outdated heat shield designs that could have risked the spacecraft burning up on reentry. https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/real-life-rogu...

> The CIA started feeding flawed shuttle designs — NASA rejects — to the Soviet spies, which they passed off as new “improvements.” It worked. Included in the phonies were outdated heat shield designs that could have risked the spacecraft burning up on reentry. They could have just given them the updated designs. Those risked burning up on reentry too (and of course did in the case of Columbia).

Post by RetpolineDrama » Thu, Jan 25, 2024, 1:03 AM UTC

psunavy03 wrote: post #63

aaroninsf wrote: post #26

Idle comment, among the many forces at work, one is the pressure resulting from the recent intense push for UAP disclosure. Among the specific actionable allegations that have brought by whistleblowers (notably David Grusch) is that there is an exceptional and unwarranted amount of money finding its way to defense and aerospace companies for secret programs which are not subject to congressional oversight; and that o…

The Gang of Eight has the keys to the kingdom. 4 Democrats, 4 Republicans. The Speaker of the House, House Minority Leader, Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, and the Chair and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees have full access to every classified program in the government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Eight_(intelligence)