Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt

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Roughly 50 members of the Pentagon's Joint Staff have been given polygraph tests as part of a widened hunt for leaks. The move follows news reports about dwindling US stockpiles of key munitions while the military fights Iran. Officials have not said whether more staff will face testing or what the exams have turned up so far. Polygraph use on this scale within the Joint Staff marks a harder line than earlier leak investigations.

The aggressive effort comes in the wake of news reports about the military’s diminished stocks of crucial munitions as the U.S. fights Iran.

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