[WikiEN-l] Classified information in Wikipedia

Fri Apr 1 19:08:12 UTC 2005

Fred Bauder wrote:

>What is involved is balance. Weighting the slight increase in information
>here against the likely harm that is done. There are close questions, even
>cases where disclosure of secret information becomes a moral imparative, but
>in the usual case the benefit gained by disclosure of military secrets does
>not outweigh the potential harm.
>  
>
But if both side have equal access to the same information and 
technology a balance is achieved, as was the case with MAD during the 
Soviet days.  That was a form of balance.

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