According to John Perryman, a senior historian with the Royal Australian Navy, an impenetrable wall of secrecy surrounded the sinking of the Sydney because of war-time security concerns.

据澳大利亚皇家海军的资深历史学家约翰·佩里曼所说，出于战时安全考虑，悉尼号沉没的秘密被一堵不可逾越的墙挡住了。

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I'm just saying that in general, secrecy about how your security system works does not improve security, but rather usually the reverse.

我只是要说，通常情况下对安全系统的运作方式保密并不会提高安全，事实恰恰相反。

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We will intensify our information security and secrecy, and improve management of information networks.

加强信息安全和保密工作，完善信息网络管理。

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The document was demanded by lawmakers, mainly Democrats concerned about secrecy in national security decision making, before Brennan's hearing.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

So it was -- the secrecy here, the operational security here was vital to the success of the operation.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Now that we have a secretary of Homeland Security, perhaps we also need a secretary of secrecy, who would operate from an undisclosed location.

NPR: Cheney's Furtive Ways