Neither Confirm Nor Deny
Summary
This Radiolab episode explores the origin and impact of the "Glomar response," a government tactic used to neither confirm nor deny information. The story traces the phrase back to Project Azorian, a secret CIA mission to recover a Soviet submarine, which led to the creation of this legal loophole. The hosts examine how this strategy is now widely used by various agencies to withhold records, often delaying justice and obscuring truth from the public and journalists.
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