Plausible, open secret, sure. But there is a big difference between something floating around as a rumor (or conspiracy theory) and having it confirmed in a dip

Plausible, open secret, sure. But there is a big difference between something floating around as a rumor (or conspiracy theory) and having it confirmed in a diplomatic cable. Take, for example, the cable about nuclear weapons in the Netherlands. We always suspected those were there, but neither or government or the US government confirmed it. A lot of Dutch citizens are rightfully enraged now, we deserve to be told those things. We had to help the US find those WMDs in Iraq in their 'war for freedom', but it seems we're sitting on WMDs ourselves without knowing it. This is serious, not just some gossip! And the allegations toward Russia and North Korea are even worse. It is really really unlikely they released this on purpose. I could see a more limited leak used in this way, but the 'big fish' better be really big to warrant releasing all of this.