In 1998, when Washington complained about seven Moscow Internet addresses involved in the theft of Pentagon and NASA secrets,
a. Moscow said the claimed sources were inoperative and Americans could not prove the origin of the attack.
b. Moscow arrested a number of nongovernmental individuals, but suspicions of government involvement remained.
c. Moscow claimed the origin phone numbers belonged to Chinese nationals operating in Russia.
d. Moscow denied commenting on the incident.
e. Moscow admitted the attacks, and the United States imposed brief sanctions against the Russian government.
Answer: a
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