CRS — The State Secrets Privilege: Preventing the Disclosure of .

The State Secrets Privilege: Preventing the Disclosure of Sensitive National Security Information During Civil Litigation (PDF)
Source:Congressional Research Service (via Federation of American Scientists)

The state secrets privilege is a judicially created evidentiary privilege that allows the union authorities to resist court-ordered disclosure of data during litigation if there is a reasonable risk that such disclosure would damage the internal certificate of the United States.

RealClearWorld - The National Security 'Regressives'

The confirmation of the New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia marked a kill for an influential faction among America's right that can better be described as national security regressives. These are "conservative" voices who oppose strengthening and utilizing the wide scope of traditional tools of American statecraft, including assertive diplomacy, smart and balanced national security spending, and accurate and targeted measures to fight terrorist groups.