Scientist Claims Carl Sagan Was Cleared Intelligence Contractor Despite Public Anti-Security State Image

What was said

"He had on his shirt a badge. On this badge was Carl's name. On his badge was his picture. The only way you get a picture badge allowing you to roam around the intelligence community is to be a cleared insider. He was a cleared insider. I knew it the minute I saw that badge. He had a green contractor badge, intelligence community special badge."

McGwier revealed that when he met Carl Sagan at NSA headquarters in the 1990s during a technology transfer meeting, Sagan wore a green-bordered contractor badge allowing unrestricted access to intelligence facilities. This directly contradicted Sagan's public persona as a critic of the national security establishment and suggests he maintained classified relationships throughout his career.