Ex-UK National Security Advisor: Classified info discussed on chat

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00:00When you hear officials of this level of seniority in the US administration talking about weaponry,

00:08imminent attacks, targets, attack sequencing, I mean, what word would you use to describe it?

00:14Would you say it's classified or perhaps something that isn't such a big deal?

00:19Well, by any reasonable definition, Tom, obviously that is classified at the time

00:25the communications were sent. Maybe it's been declassified since and we'll no doubt find out

00:32about that. I wouldn't put it in the sort of top secret category, but nonetheless,

00:38one can have to say that this is not the sort of information that you would broadcast

00:42in advance of a military operation. So clearly in that sense, it is classified.