A jihadist at Los Alamos? Since U.S. officialdom refuses to acknowledge the religious/ideological nature of this conflict, and shuns “profiling” on the basis of religion, it could happen. I hope it hasn’t here, but what would prevent it? From AP, :
Lab spokesman Kevin Roark refused to say Friday if the information could jeopardize national security.
He said the “Classified Removable Electronic Media” were discovered missing from the Weapons Physics Directorate during an inventory check Wednesday. He refused to specify exactly what was missing, but said the items could be products such as CDs or floppy disks.
A search was under way, and lab Director Peter Nanos said he would order a full inquiry into what happened.
“In order to operate effectively, this apparent lack of attention to CREM issues must be dealt with swiftly and decisively,” Nanos said.
This is the second such incident in recent months. Classified electronic media was also reported missing in May. That data had been set to be destroyed before it went missing, Roark said at the time.
Roark acknowledged Friday that this situation is different because the items were to be used for an upcoming experiment. He added that Nanos’ tone is also different this time.
“What’s different in this case is the director is saying this won’t stand,” Roark said. “If you can’t keep track of classified material, then you can’t work at Los Alamos anymore.”
Yeah, that would stand to reason, all right.