Journalists from Der Spiegel and Danwatch were able to use proxy servers in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia to bypass network restrictions and gain access to documents about Russia's nuclear weapons facilities.
Journalists from Danwatch and Der Spiegel analyzed over two million documents from the public procurement database, which detailed Russian nuclear facilities, including their layout, in great detail. The investigation also revealed that European companies are involved in their modernization.
According to an exclusive report by Der Spiegel , Russian procurement documents reveal some of the most secret construction sites in the world. “They even contain floor plans and infrastructure details for nuclear weapons silos,” the report says.
Some details from the Amsterdam-based Moscow Times :
Among the leaks are construction plans, security system diagrams and details of wall signs inside the facility, with messages like “Stop! Turn around! No-go zone!” The details reveal electrical power grids, IT systems, alarm configurations, sensor placements and reinforced structures designed to withstand external threats…
“Material like this is the ultimate information,” said Philip Ingram, a former colonel in the British Army’s intelligence corps. “If you can understand how electricity is routed or where water comes from and you can see how different things in systems are connected, then you can identify strengths and weaknesses and find a weak point to attack.”
Apparently, Russian defense officials were making public announcements for their construction projects – and then attaching sensitive documents to those public announcements…
George is still wondering what he is doing here….
