(By the way, here’s where we hide our nukes…)

Sensitive information leaking from the government is nothing new. The government is made up of erring, occasionally corrupt, human beings. Before the internet, leaked information could only travel so far and be seen by so many eyes. Now its spread seems to be uncontrollable, and according to the Washington Post, there is some seriously scary stuff available to whoever wants it:

The latest caches of sensitive data reportedly found on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks are shocking: A highly sensitive document dated July 2009, listing the precise location of all nuclear missile silos in the United States; FBI surveillance photos of an alleged mafia hit man leaked while he was still on trial, along with the the government’s witness list, some of whom are in the government’s witness protection program; A U.S. Secret Service document on the location and layout of an emergency safe house for First Lady Michelle Obama.

Whether for incompetence or willful deceit, heads need to roll for a leak like this, and the government needs to devote a whole lot more money to protecting this information. I’d say this is truly unbelievable, but we’re talking about the government.