Editing Secrecy (section)

== Military ==
[[File:Edmund_Blair_Leighton_-_A_Stolen_interview.jpg|thumb|upright|''A Stolen Interview'', [[Edmund Blair Leighton]]]]
{{See also|Military intelligence|Born secret}}
Military secrecy is the concealing of information about martial affairs that is purposely not made available to the general public and hence to any enemy, in order to gain an advantage or to not reveal a weakness, to avoid [[embarrassment]], or to help in [[propaganda]] efforts. Most military secrets are tactical in nature, such as the strengths and weaknesses of [[weapon system]]s, [[military tactics|tactics]], training methods, plans, and the number and location of specific weapons. Some secrets involve information in broader areas, such as secure communications, [[cryptography]], intelligence operations, and cooperation with third parties.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Digital Open Source Intelligence and International Security: A Primer|url=https://edam.org.tr/en/digital-open-source-intelligence-and-international-security-a-primer/|access-date=2020-06-03|website=edam.org.tr|date=17 July 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref>

[[Federal government of the United States|US Government]] rights in regard to military secrecy were uphold in the [[landmark case|landmark legal case]] of ''[[United States v. Reynolds]]'', decided by the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] in 1953.<ref>US Supreme Court, [https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/345/1/ United States v. Reynolds, 345 U.S. 1 (1953)], decided 8 March 1953, accessed 5 April 2023</ref>