Code of Federal Regulations Title 32. National Defense § 32.776.25 Confidentiality of information

(a) A covered attorney shall not reveal information relating to representation of a client unless the client gives informed consent, the disclosure is impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation, or the disclosure is permitted by paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) A covered attorney shall reveal information relating to the representation of a client to the extent the covered attorney reasonably believes necessary:

(c) A covered attorney may reveal such information to the extent the covered attorney reasonably believes necessary:

(d) Examples of conduct likely to result in the significant impairment of national security or the readiness or capability of a military unit, vessel, aircraft, or weapon system include:  Divulging the classified location of a special operations unit such that the lives of members of the unit are placed in immediate danger;  sabotaging a vessel or aircraft to the extent that the vessel or aircraft could not conduct an assigned mission, or that the vessel or aircraft and crew could be lost;  and compromising the security of a weapons site such that the weapons are likely to be stolen or detonated. Paragraph (b) of this section is not intended to and does not mandate the disclosure of conduct that may have a slight impact on the readiness or capability of a unit, vessel, aircraft, or weapon system. Examples of such conduct are:  Absence without authority from a peacetime training exercise;  intentional damage to an individually assigned weapon;  and intentional minor damage to military property.