Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Haberman and Eric SchmittSep 6, 2026 – 3.16pmWashington | US government investigators have taken the extraordinary step of subjecting roughly 50 members of the US military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including about how the Iran war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, according to officials briefed on the move.The investigators asked military officers and civilian employees on the Joint Staff if they disclosed classified information to members of the press, and about whether they provided information about diminished US munitions stocks.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Pentagon polygraphs top officials as war paranoia grows
About 50 Pentagon staff have been given polygraph tests, amid an investigation into leaks to the media about the war with Iran and depleted weapons stockpiles.
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