"H-Bomb Secret" Now Online

DrDNA writes "In 1979, the US Government sued Howard Morland, Erwin Knoll and Sam Day at The Progressive Magazine for prior restraint over the planned publication of 'The H-Bomb Secret: How We Got It--Why We're Telling It,' citing national security. Six months later, a Federal appeals court vacated the restraining order on publication, and the article was published. There's an interview about the case with George Stanford, of Argonne National Lab, Illinois, a technical adviser for the Progressive Magazine. After all this time, the Progressive article is now online (4Mb pdf)."

Should have known..

[Shky]

Someone set them up the bomb.

Just in time

[Anonymous Coward]

For the Orange alert. Thanks for helping the terrorists!

FYI

[Anonymous Coward]

FYI Americans, we are now at Orange Alert. There is a higher level of indication now than ever that SOMETHING is going to happen. Before, we were on Yellow Alert, so it was possible that something was going to happen, but now we are Orange, meaning that it is slightly more likely that something is going to happen. When something happens, we will go to Red Alert, indicating that something has happened, but until that time, we will remain at Orange alert.

Be Prepared Americans, Something May Happen Today!

Online?

[Silvers]

"After all this time, the Progressive article is now online"

Not for long.

Not so secret anymore

[twoslice]

Check it out! [voyager.net]

Head in the Silicon

[whovian]

Re-tooled as an introduction to Microsoft's linux survey:

It should by now be clear to everyone that in the past we relied far too much on secrecy. We arrogantly assumed that we were the only ones who could develop computer operating systems and software, and that therefore we could retain our monopoly. That kept us from pursuing international arrangements that might have held the upsurge on linux under some sort of control.

Re:FYI

[Anonymous Coward]

Be Prepared Americans, Something May Happen Today!

Santa Claus is coming very early this year !

Re:damnit, some people just can't shut up.

[aminorex]

Actually, as technology improves, the cost to an individual of deploying a weapon of mass
destruction decreases. Eventually, anyone who
feels like splurging with their milk money
will be able to destroy the physical structure
of the universe. The solution is not to
deprive children of milk, but to put them all
in separate universes.

Censored again

[Anonymous Coward]

Slashdot did what the gov't couldn't, they've censored the site. The site is down now, is the document mirrored anywhere?

Re:Not so secret anymore

[omglolbah]

The ultimate addition to The Anarcist CookBook ?

Re:Should have known..

[chrispyman]

All your base are belong to us!

Re:damnit, some people just can't shut up.

[BiggerIsBetter]

Well, it's good to see somebody finally thinking of the children.

Slashdot needs ITS own grammar checker...

[Anonymous Coward]

...you beowulf cluster of insensitive clods.

Re:Should have known..

[Lane.exe]

Once again, Captain Obvious is here to save the day!

Re:*Awesome* editorial in this article

[Pseudonym]

If you read only the first page of only one article posted to Slashdot this year [...]

Too late.

A Slashdotting!

[Anonymous Coward]

Aha! What more perfect a way to protect the article from downloads than to slashdot it! Brilliant plan by the governmment!

You got it all wrong

[A nonymous Coward]

The trouble is, now these terrorists will know that they can hogtie the FBI and who knows how many government lawyers in a colossal waste of time simply by threatening to publish news!

We do not need this calamity confounding our precious givernement custodians of truth and prosperity. This is a windfall for the terrorists and a sad day for true Americans everywhere.

Re:Terrorist Threat

[cfuse]

Is it just me or is putting information about chemical/biological/nuclear weaponry in prominent places on the internet not just asking for trouble? I know I know, obscurity is no security, but it beats the hell out of this kind of stuff.

I know how you feel, this whole "freedom of speech" thing is just wrong! I firmly believe that the government has our best interests at heart, and would only conceil information that could be used by evil people (probably terrorists). I feel so much safer knowing that upstanding people like George Bush are in office.

Re:Should have known..

[TedCheshireAcad]

All your joke are old to us.

...but nice revival.

Re:FYI

[drinkypoo]

Let me know when we reach brown alert.

Re:FYI

[Lost Penguin]

Santas sleigh would need an IFF signal these days.
I have confidence our Patriot missiles will knock out all eight reindeer.
If Santa takes a commercial flight, he better arrive WAY early, to check that bag of toys.

Hmmm, Santa has a beard, headgear, a funny suit, lives in an out of the way place, he IS a loner
Osama been Santa? <G> (ducks, runs)

Re:Tsk tsk

[SUB7IME]

Good point. The rest of the "All Your Base" dialogue was an exquisitely-crafted, grammatically-correct gem of proper English. The 'up/us' transposition was the only glaring error...

Hmmmm :)

[gt25500]

After all this time, the Progressive article is now online (4Mb pdf).

No... no it's not online... anymore :/

Glad I'm safe here in Oz...

[Goonie]

We're not worried - we have our trusty anti-terrorism fridge magnets [ag.gov.au] to protect us!

My favorite quote

[Oriumpor]

[quoteblock]A graduate student at the University of Alabama, who knows people who work in Oak Ridge, told me...[/quoteblock]

Lemme tell ya, I would have omitted that source.

Re:Tsk tsk

[56ker]

Going back to the actual article - in the name of national security the pdf file has been slashdotted. :) Mind you being 4Mb they must have exceeded their bandwidth allowance pretty quickly.

Re:So? The Government already knew...

[jackbird]

3 people expended 3 man-years over 2.5 calendar years? I want some of their coffee.

Re:You got it all wrong

[Anonymous Coward]

The US is rapidly devolving into some kind of hideous dictatorship.

No, you're confused. Iraq under Saddam Hussein was a "hideous dictatorship". The USA is a nice, friendly, fluffy, dictatorship. Please think about what you're saying in future.