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Top military officials faced polygraphs over leaks on munitions, sources say
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Some of the highest-ranking officials in the U.S. military were subjected to polygraph tests as part of a sweeping leak probe, U.S. officials briefed on the matter told CBS News.
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Some of the highest-ranking officials in the U.S. military were subjected to polygraph tests as part of a sweeping leak probe, U.S. officials briefed on the matter told CBS News.
The Department of War has initiated a polygraph crackdown to identify who’s been leaking confidential information to the press. In recent weeks, the press has been awash […]
Some of the U.S. military’s highest-ranking officials were subject to polygraph tests as part of a sweeping Pentagon investigation into leaks to journalists on dwindling weapons stockpiles amid the Iran war, multiple reports suggest.
The Pentagon has reportedly subjected some high-ranking military officials and civilian employees to polygraph tests as part of an effort to identify suspected leaks to journalists, including disclosures about U.S. munitions stockpiles being depleted by the war with Iran.
Swan et al., New York Times U.S. investigators administered polygraph tests to about 50 Joint Staff members over leaks tied to Iran war coverage and munitions shortages.
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