Nineteen workers put on investigative leave at Los Alamos lab

[Kadie]

Nineteen workers put on investigative leave at Los Alamos lab

By BARRY MASSEY, Associated Press Writer


Last Updated: July 22, 2004, 01:35:18 PM PDT


LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) - Nineteen employees at the Los Alamos National Laboratory were placed on leave amid an investigation into the disappearance of two computer disks containing classified information, the director of the nuclear weapons lab said Thursday.

Pete Nanos, director of the University of California-run lab, said the workers were stripped of their badges and will be prevented from entering the lab until their cases are resolved. They can show up at the lab only for purposes of the investigation.

http://www.modbee.com/state_wire/story/8883160p-9773061c.html

I wonder how big of a story this is going to turn out to be. There is also this link from the other day http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=694532

[maddezmom]

1. nothing.....need to investigate berger for "national securtiy" lapses

Delay probe, Plame investigation, Memogate....going nowhere.

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2. Clinton was blamed when this supposedly

happened on his watch - have you heard anyone mentioning bush stealing secrets this time around.

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3. Intern injured by laser:

US nuclear lab staff put on leave


Los Alamos has suffered other security lapses
The US's leading centre for nuclear weapons research have sent 15 employees on leave amid an investigation into the disappearance of secret information.

Four other employees have also been sent on leave after an intern was seriously injured with a laser.

see:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3919005.stm

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4. Kick kick kick