Los Alamos Nuclear Secrets Found

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

Los Alamos Nuclear Secrets Found

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two computer hard drives containing nuclear secrets 
from the Los Alamos weapons lab have been located within the confines 
of the lab's secure area and are being evaluated, the Energy 
Department announced Friday. 

Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said the two hard drives, which 
disappeared more than six weeks ago, were ``found within the secure 
areas of X Division which houses the vault'' where they had 
previously been kept. 

Despite the discovery, Richardson said the investigation into their 
disappearance continues. He said that while the devices have been 
found, ``their authenticity'' was still being evaluated. 

The computer devices contained an array of information on dismantling 
nuclear bombs. 

It was not clear specifically where within the Los Alamos compound 
the drives were located. the area ``is being treated as a crime scene 
by the FBI,'' a department statement said. 

The disappearance of the hard drives set off an uproar when it was 
disclosed Monday. The House Intelligence Committee on Friday called 
the disappearance ``a major failure'' and a ``potentially devastating 
compromise ... in national security.'' 

Richardson said the FBI was evaluating the devices regarding their 
authenticity and that ``an intensive investigation'' was continuing 
to find out how they were apparently misplaced. 

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