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[roc]

Or the military staff is leaking this to motivate the higher-up who green-lit the contract to exert some pressure, because they have unfortunately-little direct power themselves.

[Pyrodogg → roc]

I don't think that is really an 'or' case. Either someone with authority to disclose makes an official statement or someone lacking that authority leaks it.

[roc → Pyrodogg]

I was speaking to the possible motivation for the leak.

I certainly didn't intend my reply as a counterpoint to the "if it's not official it's a leak" point.