Counter thought experiment: if you are really thinking about national security, would you ever rely on lots and lots of people making ideological promises of se

Counter thought experiment: if you are really thinking about national security, would you ever rely on lots and lots of people making ideological promises of secrecy to keep you safe? Of course not, those people are human beings after all and are very easily compelled to break those silly promises. But then again national security has never been about security or a nation, more like keeping a nation in check.