As not ex military, the article sounds plausible. Likely, even.
My main objection is, who would be the source? It sounds like there are maybe 20 people in the world who would have this level of information. Each of those individuals would presumably have been selected largely on the basis of commitment to national security. That's why people sign up for these roles in the first place. None of these individuals have anything in particular to gain by leaking this information. All of them have _a lot_ to lose by the same.
I can't imagine any of these individuals as the source, which throws the rest of the story out the window. Even if it ends up being true in the end.
My main objection is, who would be the source? It sounds like there are maybe 20 people in the world who would have this level of information. Each of those individuals would presumably have been selected largely on the basis of commitment to national security. That's why people sign up for these roles in the first place. None of these individuals have anything in particular to gain by leaking this information. All of them have _a lot_ to lose by the same.
I can't imagine any of these individuals as the source, which throws the rest of the story out the window. Even if it ends up being true in the end.