The Trump administration orders Pentagon staff to take polygraph tests as part of an expanded effort to identify people leaking information related to U.S. weapons stocks, according to reports.
Al Jazeera reports the probe is unusually broad and is driven by claims that U.S. weapons stockpiles are dwindling. NDTV similarly says dozens of Pentagon officials have undergone polygraph tests as the administration intensifies its crackdown on classified leaks. Both outlets link the testing to concerns over the leak of sensitive information and to scrutiny around reported conditions of U.S. arms inventories.
The accounts largely converge on the core facts: the tests involve Pentagon personnel, they are tied to a crackdown on leaks, and they follow reporting about weapons stockpiles. The coverage differs mainly in emphasis—Al Jazeera highlights the unusually sweeping nature of the hunt for leakers, while NDTV specifies that the number of officials tested is “dozens.” Neither outlet, in the provided summaries, describes the results of the tests or names individuals involved.
