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Published in Washington, D.C. 5am -- May 26, 1999 www.washtimes.com
Damage in Clinton years 'cannot be made public'
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By August Gribbin
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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The unclassified, three-volume, 862-page "Cox Report" details China's smart,
sophisticated and successful thefts of U.S. nuclear and missile secrets. But
it conceals the extent of espionage during the Clinton years.
So barring leaks that further breach U.S. security, the public won't
learn exactly what China recently purloined and precisely how huge and
damaging the security breaches might be.
The administration says that's still secret. In fact, a third of the
final report is secret.
For example, the first section of the report states:
"In the mid-1990s the PRC [People's Republic of China] stole, possibly
from a U.S. national weapons laboratory, classified thermonuclear weapons
information that cannot be identified in this unclassified report. Because
this recent espionage case is currently under investigation and involves
sensitive intelligence sources and methods, the Clinton administration has
determined that further information cannot be made public without affecting
national security or ongoing criminal investigations."
On 24 different occasions, the report declares: "The Clinton
administration has determined further information cannot be made public."
Nonetheless, the report makes clear that information losses in the
last seven years have been massive.
The special House investigating committee that prepared the report
found that "in the late 1990s" the People's Republic of China illegally
obtained research and development "technology" that if properly deployed
"could be used to attack" U.S. submarines and satellites.
Also in the "late 1990s" China obtained basic research material and
data on development regarding "electromagnetic weapons," a phrase that
refers to neutron bombs and other atomic weapons.
The enormously effective neutron bomb destroys mainly by radiation
instead of blast. A one kilatron neutron warhead can, for instance,
penetrate armor and kill tank crews while causing slight damage to the
tanks. It will kill all within 1,310 yards in all directions of the
explosion point.
The committee concludes, "Such technology, once developed, can be used
for space-based weapons to attack satellites and missiles."
In 1997, China reportedly stole data telling how to develop "sensitive
detection techniques that could be used to threaten U.S. submarines."
The principal means of detecting submerged subs is via sonar, a system
for hearing and identifying sound underwater. During the Cold War, when U.S.
and Soviet submarines were constantly facing off in the depths, the United
States made a serious effort to perfect its supersecret listening ability to
thwart Russia's "silent running" subs.
Carefully avoiding specifics, the report explains that in 1994, a
company directly controlled by China's People's Liberation Army was
unhindered in buying sophisticated "advanced machine tools" from
McDonnell-Douglas. Presumably these tools were used for weapons production.
But additionally the committee obtained evidence that "during the
1990s," China stole "technology data from U.S. industry valued at millions
of dollars."
The committee found that "the PRC used Chinese nationals hired by U.S.
firms for that purpose." However, the report adds, "The Clinton
administration has determined that no details of this evidence may be made
public."
In just one 1996-97 operation, the U.S. Customs Service seized $36
million in "excess military property" that was being shipped to China
illegally.
Included were:
Thirty-seven inertial navigation systems for the U.S. F-117 and FB-111
aircraft.
Thousands of computers and computer disks containing classified "top secret"
information.
Patriot missile parts.
Five hundred electron tubes used in the U.S. F-14 fighter.
Tank and howitzer parts.
Twenty-six thousand encryption devices.
The report states that Chinese representatives using American-sounding
company names "have been the biggest buyers of sensitive electronic surplus
material." The implication is that the seized shipment really indicates
there were other equally sensitive shipments that escaped detection.
For as the committee found, "The PRC has been able to purchase these
goods because, in its rush to dispose of excess property, the Defense
Department failed to code properly or to disable large amounts of advanced
military equipment, allowing PRC buyers to pay for and take immediate
possession of functional high-tech equipment. Often this equipment was
purchased as 'scrap,' for which the buyers paid pennies on the dollar."
As an example, the report mentions that the Chinese obtained a
"multi-axis machine tool profiler." The device is used for designing wing
spans for the F-14 fighter. The original cost was $3 million. China got the
device for $25,000.
The select committee found that in the "mid-1990s" a Chinese company
obtained U.S. defense manufacturing technology for jet aircraft. It didn't
bother to try for the necessary export license and lied about the contents
of the shipping containers that passed customs and reached the PRC.
However, the committee noted again, "The Clinton administration has
determined that further information on this case cannot be made public."
The list of miscues goes on. Commenting on the findings, Rep. Doug
Bereuter, Nebraska Republican, said there's "no surprise" that U.S. labs
have been "a target of espionage."
But he said, "What is so gravely disappointing . . . is the fact that
we had the incompetence, the naivete and the lax security to have permitted
this to happen."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/investiga/investiga1.html
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