U.S.: Contractor gave nuke, other national security secrets to Chinese girlfriend

[bananas]

Source: CBS News

A defense contractor who works in intelligence at the U.S. Pacific Command has been charged with giving national security secrets to a 27-year-old Chinese woman with whom he was romantically involved, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday.

Benjamin Pierce Bishop, 59, is accused of sending the woman an email last May with information on existing war plans, nuclear weapons and U.S. relations with international partners, according to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Honolulu.

The complaint alleges Bishop told the woman over the telephone in September about the deployment of U.S. strategic nuclear systems and about the ability of the U.S. to detect other nations' low- and medium-range ballistic missiles.

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The complaint says Bishop hid his relationship with the woman from his superiors. He also is accused of improperly keeping classified information at his home - an unsecured and unauthorized location, Orr reports.

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Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57575030/u.s-accuses-contractor-of-giving-national-security-secrets-to-chinese-girlfriend/

[Javaman]

1. Pillow talk of the stupids. nt

[LiberalFighter]

2. Neuter him

[secondwind]

3. geez, was he THAT stupid? I guess so... sayonara.... spend the rest of your life behind bars.

[JDPriestly]

4. And they are prosecuting Manning?

I think they got the wrong guy. But when I read something like this, I always wonder whether it is true. It seems like such an obvious thing not to do.

[tammywammy]

6. They are prosecuting this guy too.

Here's the criminal complaint: http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/BenjaminPierceBishop.pdf

[JDPriestly]

8. I should hope so. Sorry to be so mean, but how stupid can one get?

[joanbarnes]

5. Treason.

[geek tragedy]

7. If true, he should spend the rest of his life in prison.

What an idiot.