Arlen Specter: “On October 7th and 8th, 1997, Dr. Peter Hoong-Yee Lee confessed to the FBI that he had provided classified nuclear…”

“On October 7th and 8th, 1997, Dr. Peter Hoong-Yee Lee confessed to the FBI that he had provided classified nuclear weapons design and testing information to scientists of the People's Republic of China on two occasions in 1985 and had given classified antisubmarine information to the Chinese in May of 1997. The 1985 revelations, which occurred during discussions with, and lectures to, PRC scientists in Beijing hotel rooms, involved his work on hohlraums, devices used to simulate nuclear detonations in a process called Inertial Confinement Fusion, or ICF. According to a 17 February 1998 ``Impact Statement'' prepared by experts from the Department of Energy, ``the ICF data provided by Dr. Lee was of significant material assistance to the PRC in their nuclear weapons development program. . . . For that reason, this analysis indicates that Dr. Lee's activities have directly enhanced the PRC nuclear weapons program to the detriment of U.S. national security.''”