Data loss by military services can have very serious and far-reaching consequences, both strategic, operational and political.

• 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲
  loss of strategic advantage, threat to the lives of soldiers and civilians, exposure of weak points in defense
• 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
  disruption of military operations, financial losses
  𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭
  disclosure of military technologies, increased risk of cyberattacks
• 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞
  loss of trust of allies, legal consequences
• 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
  lowering morale, undermining the authority of the command
• 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲
  panic and disinformation, economic consequences
• 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬
  threat to sovereignty

Military and other critical security services prefer data destruction methods that guarantee its very fast and irreversible deletion (even from damaged media) – this is especially important in emergency situations, such as sudden evacuation.They are increasingly using degaussers that meet the above requirements.