"It's baffling to us why this would suddenly change," said one scientist familiar with the work. "It's unfortunate because there was this great synergy...a very good cooperative arrangement. Systems were put into dual-use mode where a lot of science was getting done that couldn't be done any other way. It's a regrettable change in policy."

Classify this!!!

I read this 3 x, thinking to translating wrong.
Finally I see: translation was o.k. but understanding failed.

Thats an interesting development. What is it were not supposed to know? I'm trading in my tin foil hat for a hard hat.

aliens!

incoming asteroids or meteors!
crashing satellites!
failing spacecrafts!
Potemkin's moon base?

Bio- weapons?