US soldiers accidentally exposed nuclear weapon secrets over internet — UK website reveals

Washington: – In a sensational revelation, it is claimed that explosive information like the number of nuclear weapons on US military bases in Europe, the codes for these weapons, and the timetable of the soldiers deployed for their security has been posted online. Bellingcat, a UK website, revealed that the US soldiers have posted this information on an app for children. The United States and NATO have avoided commenting on the report.

The United States has its military bases all around the globe. Nuclear weapons have been deployed at some of these bases. But the United States does not reveal the information. The population of the countries where these military bases, with nuclear weapons, are located also is unaware of their presence. But now, the information that how many and what kind of weapons are present at the military bases in Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium and Turkey has become public knowledge.

Bellingcat, a British website in investigative journalism, posted a report regarding this. Bellingcat said that the soldiers posted on the US military bases in Europe are responsible for this act. The codes and all related information regarding nuclear weapons get changed every few months for security reasons. All the details regarding nuclear weapons have to be memorised by the concerned officials and soldiers.

The British website claimed that instead of memorising the details, the US soldiers stored them in a study app used by children. For this, the US soldiers used flashcards in study apps like Chegg Prep, Quizlet and Cram. Moreover, 70 of these flashcards on Chegg Prep had confidential information regarding the nuclear weapons stored at the airbase in the Netherlands and 80 flashcards on the Cram app had information regarding nuclear weapons at the Aviano Airbase in Italy.

Similarly, information regarding the nuclear weapons at the bases in Germany, Belgium and Turkey also was stored on the flashcards in these study apps. Moreover, even regarding the security cameras, the codes needed to launch the attack were also mentioned. Details from the year 2013 to 2021 are stored in these locations.

Bellingcat had shared this information with the US military and NATO before publishing it. Bellingcat said that after that, the concerned information has been deleted from these study apps.