Alleged Leak of ‘Top Secret’ Documents Poses ‘Serious’ National Security Risk: Pentagon

White House's John Kirby says officials 'don't know' if leak has been contained

National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby speaks during the press briefing at the White House in Washington on March 29, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The apparent leak of highly sensitive U.S. intelligence materials about the war in Ukraine and other matters is a “very serious” risk to national security, a Pentagon official said on April 10.

The documents circulating on multiple websites pose “a very serious risk to national security and have the potential to spread disinformation,” Chris Meagher, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, told AFP and other news outlets.