Why has the Trump administration ordered staff to take polygraph tests?

NEWS SUMMARY

In August, the Trump administration ordered approximately 50 Pentagon officials, including some CENTCOM personnel, to undergo polygraph tests as part of an investigation into leaks about dwindling US weapons stocks to journalists. The tests aim to identify and deter future disclosures of classified information regarding the sensitivity of US munitions reserves in the Middle East.

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Reports of dwindling US weapons stocks have triggered an unusually sweeping hunt for leakers inside the Pentagon.

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