The Perils of National Security Leaks and Over-Classifying Intelligence.
A 21-year-old airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard has been arrested for leaking hundreds of pages of classified Pentagon documents on a Discord server. The documents reveal insights into the war in Ukraine, military casualties, and the presence of U.S. and other NATO nations’ special forces operating in the war zone. The leak sheds light on U.S. penetration of Russian military plans and U.S. spy efforts, including against American allies and the United Nations secretary general. The Intercepted podcast discusses the document leak and the accused airman's potential Espionage Act trial.