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The source document states: (S) The range of the weapon is 70 miles. The new document states: (S) The weapon may successfully be deployed at a range of 70 miles. Which concept was used to determine the derivative classification of the new document?
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Contained in
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Why this answer
Contained in. The new sentence restates the classified fact in the source, a 70-mile range, and adds nothing a reader has to work out. Nothing needs interpreting, so the new portion takes its classification straight from the source portion: (S). Revealed by would apply only if the new wording let someone deduce classified information the source never states.
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“The concept of "contained in" applies when derivative classifiers incorporate classified information from an authorized source into a new document, and no additional interpretation or analysis is needed to determine the classification of that information.”
— CDSE IF103.16 Derivative Classification Student Guide (July 2021), p. 3-1 ↗Full course answer keys:Derivative Classification Answers →