# Secret clearance. What's all involved with obtaining one?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-clearance-whats-all-involved-with-obtaining-one/848476>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 25, 2020, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-clearance-whats-all-involved-with-obtaining-one/848476 "2020-02-25T08:34:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-clearance-whats-all-involved-with-obtaining-one/848476/41 "2020-02-28T15:29:32Z")

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Is forgetting you had friends a security risk?

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-clearance-whats-all-involved-with-obtaining-one/848476/42 "2020-02-28T15:34:39Z")

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Forgetting about some of the good friends I hadn’t spoken to in 20 years is not a security risk; forgetting where I left the test tube of Muscovium emitting 1.21 Gigawatts of gamma and neutron radiation _is_ a security risk though.

Tripler  
It’s green, glowing, and hot. Let me know if you see it laying around anywhere.

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