A leak of files is one of America’s worst intelligence breaches in a decade
The classified material covers Ukraine’s army and CIA reports
Editor’s note: After this article was published the FBI arrested a 21-year-old member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard in connection with the leaking of classified national defence information. Read more about why his detention may not stanch the flow of secrets.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “The slides that came in from the cold”
United States April 15th 2023
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