"S1" encryption system (was: this looked like it might be interesting) (fwd)

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> On a fair number of occassions I have been told that federal type folks
> have made statements to the effect that there is no such thing as a "TOP
> SECRET" classification of US government docs. Since really secret things
> tend to get neither confirmed nor denied, I am inclined to believe this.
> Thus SECRET is the top classification in today's government/military. If
> anybody knows otherwise I would be interested in the information.
> 
> JWS
>  
In high school I was in JROTC and was put in charge of security for our
batallion. I read the army's guides to physical security. These books
were dated early 80's and late 70's, so the situation might have changed, 
but I doubt it. They denoted three information security clearance levels.
CLASSIFIED, SECRET, and TOP SECRET. If TOP SECRET doesn't exist now, it
definately did just a few years ago. 

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