"And some of their statements might be an embarrassment to the Russian intelligence."

VOA: standard.2010.07.09

But without the right training and equipment to seize and neutralise stockpiles, their effectiveness might be limited to providing timely intelligence about where they were.

ECONOMIST: Syria and its chemical weapons

Indeed, many leaks originate in the world of the military or intelligence, where whistleblowers justify the release of sensitive documents by arguing that their classified status would mean wrongdoing might not be revealed.

BBC: The history of US leaks