Tom Rogan is a foreign policy/national security writer for the Washington Examiner. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in War Studies from King's College London, a Master of Science in Middle East politics from SOAS, and a Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Law, London. Among others, he has previously written for National Review, the Telegraph, and the Guardian.
ABC News reports that former President Donald Trump told Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt"the supposed exact number of nuclear warheads [U.S. ballistic missile submarines] routinely carry, and exactly how close they supposedly can get to a Russian submarine without being detected."
To its credit, ABC News notes only that the information was"potentially sensitive." In contrast, CNN's Wolf Blitzer referenced"very classified information" and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told Blitzer it's"hard to overstate" how"extremely serious" the incident is.On paper, any discussion of U.S. nuclear forces would appear to be highly detrimental and likely involving classified information.
Do not misunderstand me. Had Trump told Pratt about U.S. submarine patrol sectors, tactics, strike packages, and specific missions, he would deserve to have the book thrown at him. And if the Justice Department can prove the assertions listed in its indictment of Trump over his handling of dozens of classified documents, Trump will be convicted and should receive a custodial sentence.
In turn, what's concerning about this submarine saga is not what Trump appears to have told Pratt, but rather what his willingness to speak to Pratt about submarines indicates what he may have told others about different, classified issues.
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