Secret information has been mistakenly published online by officials in at least three government departments, it has been revealed.Confidential details about nuclear submarines were accidentally posted on the internet.
Although the information was blacked out by Ministry of Defence workers, anyone who pasted the text into another document could read the 'redacted' data.
The file - which revealed how much structural damage would need to be caused to a sub's nuclear reactor before it went into meltdown - was hastily taken down after the mistake was pointed out.
But the blunders risk sparking a diplomatic row with the U.S., as the report - written in 2009 - revealed how American submarines deal with disasters.
Last night it emerged officials in the Department of Health and Department of Communities and Local Government have also failed to properly withhold confidential information when publishing documents under Freedom of Information laws. Read More
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