Several dozens high-ranking military officials were reportedly given polygraph tests last month as part of sweeping investigation into the disclosure of classified information about the country’s munitions stockpile.
About 50 senior officials in the War Department were subjected to the lie-detector tests after media reports indicated the military’s arsenal of critical munitions, including long-range missiles and Patriot interceptors, were quickly being depleted amid the Iran war, according to the New York Times.
No one failed the polygraph test questions intended to pinpoint the leaker, CBS News reported.
“The Department does not comment on internal personnel or investigative matters but takes all leaks of classified national security information extremely seriously and investigates accordingly,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement.
“Securing classified information is critical to ensuring the security of the United States and of our troops deployed around the world,” he added.
President Trump was reportedly “furious” about the leaks, multiple sources told CBS News.
The outlet also reported that a very small set of people had access to the classified information about the state of the military’s munitions stockpile, and that there were concerns someone within that group could be acting as a foreign intelligence asset.
Trump has dismissed reports that the US military is running low on firepower.
“The U.S. has massive amounts of ‘munitions,’ especially of certain types. Additionally, large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the US as needed,” Trump declared on Truth Social last month.
“Defense companies are building the largest number of plants and factories in our country’s history,” he added.
The president also revealed that “the ‘leakers’ of these treasonous statements are being hunted down“ and “long term jail sentences will be sought!”
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