I have to agree with Jacko to an extent, Stuff that is long past its sell-by date should be in the public domain. And I don't suppose for a minute that he was suggesting free access to current tactical details. But Hell, there's information still being withheld dating back to WW1 - are we worried someone might steal our operating plans for the Vickers Gunbus? I would suggest, IMO, that a lot of the time only reason files remain closed is to protect the guilty
And for those of you who favour the 'secret is secret forever' approach, just wait till the Freedom Of Information act kicks in next year (and elements of it are in now) Then to onus will be on the government department to prove they need to withhold the information
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000036.htm
The historians are going to have a field-day!
Operation Musketeer anyone?
Regards
-Nick
(Not the bloke from Shawbury.......)
p.s. BEags, it's 'need to share' now, 'not need to know'.......