Analyst's note: Four-year FBI investigation since 2009 into the transfer of classified weapons technology to China, South Korea and Saudi Arabia from NASA's Ames Research Center is being stonewalled by government officials, sources tell FoxNews.com. The information leaked is said to be staggering. Apparently foreign nationals since 2006 have been brought in to work on space flight projects, without the proper export control licenses. Apparently foreign nationals had access to technology and have even brought foreign visitors in to see some of the technology.
[....]The claims originate with several past and current NASA employees concerned with the systemic leak of highly sensitive information relating to missile defense systems, as well as what they call a troubled investigation into the leak.
[....]Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Ames Research Center has been a center of high tech innovation for more than 60 years. As the space agency’s mission has changed over the years since it was built, NASA has turned it into a commercial research facility, leasing out space to a number of companies including rocket firm SpaceX and tech giant Google, which leases 42 acres there through a holding company called Planetary Ventures.
[....]“It is our understanding that this illegal technology transfer may have involved classified Defense Department weapons system technology to foreign countries, including China, potentially with the tacit or direct approval of the center’s leadership,” the letters read. [....]
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