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Re:Analysis of the Nahid-1/Safir launch failure satellite image by krapp on Saturday August 31, 2019 @12:54PM (#20847432)
OK. I have what is possibly a dumb question, but why is it even possible to connect to the open internet, much less send a tweet, from what I assume is supposed to be a SCIF or some similarly secure room?

Surely the answer can't be that no one ever considered a sitting President would expose classified intelligence just to shitpost on Iran?

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Re:Analysis of the Nahid-1/Safir launch failure satellite image by mwfunk on Saturday August 31, 2019 @12:58PM (#20847452)
That’s exactly what the answer is, unfortunately. Nobody ever thought things could get this stupid. As an American and as someone who’s had to deal with classified materials, this really sucks.
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Re:Analysis of the Nahid-1/Safir launch failure satellite image by rdtsc on Saturday August 31, 2019 @02:18PM (#20847934)
> but why is it even possible to connect to the open internet, much less send a tweet, from what I assume is supposed to be a SCIF or some similarly secure room?

Just curious, how do you know this was tweeted from a SCIF?

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Re:Analysis of the Nahid-1/Safir launch failure satellite image by krapp on Saturday August 31, 2019 @04:02PM (#20848485)
I don't actually know, I just assume any classified briefing like this has to take place in a SCIF or someplace at least shielded from RF leakage. I may be naive, though.
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Re:Analysis of the Nahid-1/Safir launch failure satellite image by bb88 on Saturday August 31, 2019 @07:01PM (#20849355)
I'm not sure this is true. As the president is the original authority for classified information, he can probably ask for classified briefings in non classified areas or terminals.
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Re:Analysis of the Nahid-1/Safir launch failure satellite image by rdtsc on Saturday August 31, 2019 @04:07PM (#20848514)
I was wondering, as I thought it was something in one of the other article that I had missed. But yeah that would be pretty serious if it was the case.
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