> Similarly, Tom Clancy was questioned by the FBI after ‘Hunt for Red October’ was released because of the technical details within the book were eerily close

> Similarly, Tom Clancy was questioned by the FBI after ‘Hunt for Red October’ was released because of the technical details within the book were eerily close to classified info at the time. I believe if you independently create a design for an atomic bomb, the government takes the position that it's automatically classified and you cannot distribute it, even if you have no connection to the government or already-classified information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_secret https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_secret