Chris Meagher, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, told that confidential documents coming online in this way is a serious threat to the security of the country. This can also spread misinformation.
US President Joe Biden. (File)
Washington: In America, there has been a stir due to the leaking of confidential documents of the Defense Department. In this regard, the Pentagon said that the leaking of documents is a very serious risk to national security. According to the information received from the media report, some documents related to the Ukraine war are also included in it. Apart from this, it also includes the report of Intelligence Intelligence, which is related to Ukraine, Russia as well as America’s allies. Let us tell you that the Justice Department of America is currently investigating this matter.
According to the report, Chris Meagher, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, told that confidential documents coming online in this way is a serious threat to the security of the country. This can also spread misinformation. At the same time, Chris Meagher said that we are going to the bottom of the matter and investigating how this happened, as well as finding out to whom such information is being sent.
photos of confidential documents
In fact, in recent days, pictures of confidential documents have been posted on Twitter, Telegram, Discord and other sites. However, Meagher has refused to answer the question whether the documents are genuine or not. He said that the investigation is going on and a team of Pentagon is seriously assessing all the points.
Information related to Ukraine and Russia as well
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Meagher, a top Pentagon official, said some of the documents appear to have been changed. The Justice Department is now investigating the leak with officials from the Pentagon, the White House and the US government. Meagher said the format of the documents is the same as that used to provide daily updates to our senior leaders on operations related to Ukraine and Russia, as well as other intelligence updates.
document leak information
He said the Pentagon first learned of the document leak last week, with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin first reporting the matter on April 6. Meagher said the document leak prompts US officials to reassure our allies about our commitment to protecting intelligence and fidelity to our security partnership. In a separate briefing, national security spokesman John Kirby said US President Joe Biden was first informed about the leak last week.
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