Pentagon Polygraphed Top Officials in Iran War Leak Probe — SkimNews
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- Pentagon investigators administered polygraph tests to some of the U.S. military's highest-ranking officials as part of a sweeping leak investigation, multiple reports indicate.
- The probe targets leaks to journalists about dwindling weapons stockpiles amid the Iran war.
- Both military officials and civilian employees were subjected to the polygraph examinations.
- The polygraph tests were conducted in August, according to the reports.
Why it matters: Pentagon leadership escalated its leak hunt to lie-detecting its own senior brass — military officials and civilian employees alike — in August, treating disclosures about wartime weapons stockpiles as a counterintelligence-level concern. Targeting top-ranking officers with polygraphs shows the department considers operational security around supply shortfalls serious enough to warrant vetting its highest ranks during an active war.
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