Destruction of SCI must be conducted by SCI indoctrinated personnel.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only in SCIFs
• D. Not required

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that handling and destroying SCI requires personnel who are indoctrinated for SCI. This ensures the person has the clearance, need-to-know, and specialized training to understand what counts as unrecoverable destruction and how to apply approved methods without risking disclosure. Because SCI is highly sensitive, only those who have been instructed on the proper procedures, marking, and accountability can legally and reliably perform destruction. This safeguards the material from recovery and maintains the chain of custody.

Destruction outside of a SCIF is allowed if the personnel performing it are properly indoctrinated and follow the approved methods, so limiting destruction to SCIFs would be too narrow. Therefore, the requirement is about the training and authorization, not the location. Not required or false would ignore the critical need for trained personnel to prevent compromises.