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HONOLULU (AP) - The Navy said Tuesday that it won't detail its use of sonar over the past four years to a federal court because disclosing the information could jeopardize national security.
Complying with a federal judge's order to hand over the information would require disclosure of sensitive and classified material, the Navy said in a news release.
The Natural Resources Defense Council is suing the Navy to ensure sailors use sonar in a way that doesn't harm whales and other marine mammals. U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper had issued an order for the Navy to submit data on when and where sailors have used sonar since 2003.
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