Senior leaders are quickly taking steps to mitigate the damage caused by the documents being leaked online, a top Pentagon spokesman says.
abc.net.au/news/white-house-john-kirby-document-leak-security-risk/102207058The online leaks of scores of highly classified documents about the Ukraine war present a "very serious" risk to national security, and senior leaders are quickly taking steps to mitigate the damage, a top Pentagon spokesman has said.
In the days since, Mr Austin has reached out to allies, held daily meetings to assess the damage and set up a group not only to assess the scope of the information lost but review who has access to those briefings. In an emailed statement to the ABC regarding the leak the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade expressed the Australian government's concerns over the disclosure of US classified information.
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