Top US military officials face lie-detectors in hunt over classified stockpiles leak: Reports
The Pentagon is reportedly investigating how classified information made its way into journalists’ hands.
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Pentagon polygraphs dozens of US military staff over media leaks: Report
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The Pentagon subjected approximately 50 members of the Joint Staff to polygraph tests as part of an investigation into leaks of classified information to journalists. The leaked reports detailed depleted weapons stockpiles amid the Iran conflict. Investigators questioned military officers and civilian employees about whether they disclosed classified information to the media.
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Pentagon gave polygraph tests to high-ranking officials to find leakers: Reports
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. Military officials and civilian employees…
Pentagon polygraphs dozens of US military staff over media leaks: Report
About 50 officers on the US Joint Staff were interrogated over reports detailing depleted weapons stockpiles, NYT says.
Pentagon subjects 50 members of the joint staff to polygraph tests in expanded leak hunt
Investigators asked military officers and civilian employees if they disclosed classified information to the media.
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