Some Nuclear Secrets Need to Be Shared

nuke Some U.S. nuclear secrets would be more valuable if they were shared among law-enforcement officials, allies and even some enemies, says Michael Levi in science magazine Seed. Blanket security was a sensible approach when no one knew the basic principles that could be used to build a nuclear bomb. But today, scientists overestimate how much revealing secrets could help terrorists, says Mr. Levi, an energy-security specialist and fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.