US Military's Joint Staff Subject to Polygraph Tests Over Media Leaks
๐๏ธ PENTAGON โ Joint Staff polygraphed for leaks during active DEFCON 1 warfare. ๐ LOOK CLOSER: 50 Joint Staff officers polygraphed mid-war means the administration suspects operational details โ strike timing, red lines โ are reaching journalists and adversaries. Iran reads every US outlet. If IRGC planners see Joint Staff deliberations in print, this is a wartime security crisis, not housekeeping. The next variable: commanders self-censoring exactly when bold decisions are needed.