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Wen Ho Lee Case Study: Brainstorming Exercise (Wen Ho Lee passed U.S.…
Wen Ho Lee Case Study:
Brainstorming Exercise
There is no significant correlation between Wen Ho Lee's personal travels to China and espionage
Wen Ho Lee did not report foreign contacts due to his illegal intentions
Wen Ho Lee was an innocent victim caught up in the political fallout of the Clinton administration
Wen Ho Lee did not report the 1988 meeting with the Chinese scientists because he was involved in espionage
Wen Ho Lee lied about the conversation with a Taiwanese American scientist in order to cover up acts of espionage
Wen Ho Lee aided in China making a leap in nuclear weapons development
Trulock was convinced that a spy at one of the National Defense labs passed the design keys for the W-88 to the Chinese
WHL possessed a Q clearance giving him access to all classified material in his field
Agents found materials in WHL's office including handwritten Chinese notes on how to download codes used to develop various nuclear weapons, including the W-88
Lee downloaded almost all of LANL's nuclear weapons source codes and other files which provided the means for computer simulated tests of nuclear weapons
WHL had unauthorized contact with Dr. Hu (and other Chinese scientists), a Chinese bomb maker and designer of two point nuclear bomb trigger
In 1994, Dr. Hu thanked WHL for his supply of computer software and calculations on hydrodynamics which aided China
WHL was overheard on a wiretap (1982) talking to Taiwanese American scientist who was suspected of providing the Chinese with neutron bomb secrets
In 1998, WHL spent 6 weeks at the Chung Shan Military Institute and receive $5,000
In 1998, WHL went to Taiwan to work as a consultant at a nuclear weapons research institute
Lee was indicted on 59 counts of illegally removing highly classified information from LANL
The Wen Ho Lee case was not efficiently investigated due to the relationship between the United States and China
Wen Ho Lee made the tapes to turn over to the Chinese Scientists
The Clinton administration downplayed Wen Ho Lee as a spy because it conflicted with the administration's drive for a greater partnership with Beijing
In 1995, the FBI initially declined to open an investigation because the case was too old
During the FBI investigation, no agent worked on the case full time
President Clinton eased the sale of supercomputers and satellite technology in China
An official stated that exposing espionage would undercut the Administration's partnership with China
Wen Ho Lee was singled out as a suspect because he was ethnic Chinese
The inconsistent LANL suspect list caused the Wen Ho Lee investigation to be unreliable
The limited criteria of individuals who had traveled to China between 1984 and 1988
The limited criteria of individuals with clearance to work with top secret nuclear weapons data
The limited criteria of individuals who dealt with visiting delegations from China
The limited search to LANL and LLNL
The suspect pool who met all the criteria was only 12 individuals
The suspect list included only individuals whose travel expenses were paid by DOE
The short list included 3 individuals who had no access to classified data and 1 with no clearance
Wen Ho Lee was not a spy acting on behalf of any foreign government
Scientists believed that the Chinese did not need to steal the data and 99% of the data needed was available on the internet
China could have obtained the information from Russia
The FISA warrant could not provide a link between the theft of the W-88 design and WHM
During the years of alleged espionage, there was no significant change in the WHL's lifestyle
DOJ denied the FBI FISA warrant in 1996 citing lack of probable cause that WHL was a spy
After a top level review, FBI did not have sufficient evidence to arrest WHL
The fact that WHL made personal trips to Taiwan and China are irrelevant to the investigation has he was born in Taiwan and reasonably still had ties there.
There was no direct evidence that WHL passed classified national security information to China
Wen Ho Lee unintentionally aided in China making a leap in nuclear weapons development
Wen Ho Lee and his wife were involved in espionage on bhalf of the Chinese government
Wen Ho Lee was a spy acting on behalf of foreign government
Wen Ho Lee passed U.S. nuclear secrets to the Chinese
WHL had motive, opportunity, and access
In 1996, DOE named WHL and his wife Sylvia as the most logical suspects
in 1988, WHL did not report all of his contacts with Chinese scientists
WHL gave Taiwanese officials unclassified documents on nuclear reactor safety against security regulations
While in Taiwan, Lee called LANL and inquired on access of the classified computer where he later downloaded an unclassified computer code to his computer in Taiwan
WHL made an unauthorized visit to X division lab at 3:30am on Christmas Eve
WHL transferred a large number of files from a classified to an unclassified part of LANL's computer system and downloaded them on tapes
In 1999, Lee failed the FBI polygraph determining he may have passed classified information to a foreign country
China had benefited from secrets over the years to develop its own miniaturized bomb