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华盛顿讯—— 据了解内情的美国官员向哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）新闻透露，在有关美军先进武器库存的高度敏感机密细节被媒体报道后，美国部分最高级别的军事官员接受了测谎测试，作为大规模泄密调查的一部分。
据三位要求匿名的消息人士透露，特朗普总统对此次泄密事件极为愤怒。其中一位消息人士称，接触这批弹药机密的人员范围极小，有关方面担忧是否有人可能充当外国情报间谍。
官员们表示，测谎测试通常是高级军事和文职官员日常流程的一部分，但此次涉案接受测试的人数规模之大极为罕见。
今年夏初，共有数十人接受了测谎测试，其中包括一些美国中央司令部官员以及其他作战司令部指挥官。
两位消息人士称，测谎问题深入涉及各类国家安全相关事项。在针对这些官员是否向媒体泄密的相关提问中，无人未通过测试。
五角大楼首席发言人肖恩·帕内尔周五晚间在发给CBS新闻的一份声明中表示：“国防部不会就内部人员或调查事项置评，但会极其严肃地对待所有泄露国家安全机密信息的行为，并据此展开调查。保护机密信息对于确保美国以及我们在全球部署的部队的安全至关重要。”
并非所有高级军事官员都参与了此次测试。一位五角大楼高级官员透露，例如参谋长联席会议主席丹·凯恩将军就未接受测谎。
《纽约时报》率先报道了此次测谎测试。
在伊朗战争打响数周后，CBS新闻及其他新闻机构曾报道过美国正在快速消耗部分最先进的有限库存弹药的相关信息。
今年7月，国防部长皮特·赫格斯宣布，五角大楼和司法部已成立联合专项工作组，旨在识别并起诉涉嫌向媒体泄露敏感政府信息的人员，这大幅扩大了他在自己办公室内启动的相关调查工作。
赫格斯授予由厄尔·马修斯领导的五角大楼总法律顾问办公室广泛权限，可要求获取信息、记录和协助以开展泄密调查。五角大楼官员和工作人员被指示优先处理这些请求，并在两天内作出回应。
“如今一旦出现部门信息泄露事件，我们必须尽快向司法部及其他联邦执法伙伴——包括联邦调查局——提供可采取行动的信息，”赫格斯在宣布成立专项工作组时表示。
他补充道：“泄露信息会危及生命安全。”
此次行动出台数日前，司法部曾就《纽约时报》有关特朗普新购置的卡塔尔捐赠版空军一号存在安全缺陷的报道，传唤了该报数名记者。
随后，司法部撤回了要求记者提供大陪审团证词和通话记录的传票。据CBS新闻此前的报道，这一决定是在一场激烈的法庭听证会之后作出的，美国一名地区法官就联邦检察官在采取进一步调查步骤前发出传票的原因进行了质询。
对于有权查看顶级机密文件或“特殊访问项目”——后者对敏感国家安全信息实施了更严格的管控——的政府官员而言，测谎测试并不罕见。每隔几年就会进行一次测试，以重新确认个人的保密资质。
国家安全官员向CBS新闻透露，今年夏季此次大范围测试的规模表明这是一场调查。多位直接了解此事的人士表示，联邦调查局并未参与此次测谎测试。
军方拥有自己的调查人员。
国防部长有权指挥包括测谎检查在内的反情报调查，但联邦法律和五角大楼条例也对测谎的使用时机施加了限制，并要求遵循程序保障措施。在这些情况下，接受测试的人员必须同意或主动要求接受测试。
这包括调查人员在安全调查期间发现严重线索，或有人希望洗清调查期间出现的指控或证据的情况。
根据联邦法律，国防部长必须确保国防部内的测谎检查以“负责任且有效”的方式进行，同时还需向国会机构提供有关测谎使用情况的信息。
对于赫格斯而言，此次行动并非他首次因担忧五角大楼内部泄密而求助于测谎测试。
据《华尔街日报》报道，在时任参谋长联席会议主席的C.Q.布朗将军被解职后，去年一场针对中国的计划中机密简报会的细节被泄露给媒体，赫格斯对此极为愤怒。该报援引两位熟悉此次对话的匿名人士的话称，赫格斯对时任代理参谋长联席会议主席的克里斯托弗·格雷迪海军上将大喊大叫，并要求对方拿出证据证明自己不是2025年3月21日那场简报会泄密的源头。赫格斯对格雷迪吼道：“我他妈会给你接上测谎仪！”
《华尔街日报》报道称，由于赫格斯指责了其他人泄密，包括时任联合参谋部主任、也曾被威胁要接受测谎的道格·西姆斯中将，格雷迪并未接受测谎检查。
据《泰晤士报》报道，赫格斯最终并未提拔西姆斯为四星上将。西姆斯于去年9月退休。
Top military officials faced polygraphs over leaks of sensitive information on weapons stockpiles, sources say
2026-09-04T20:29:00-0400 / CBS News
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Updated on: September 4, 2026 / 9:44 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — Some of the highest-ranking officials in the U.S. military were subjected to polygraph tests as part of a sweeping leak probe after highly sensitive classified details about the nation’s stockpiles of sophisticated weapons were reported in the media, U.S. officials briefed on the matter told CBS News.
President Trump was furious about the leaks, according to three of the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity. A very small set of people had access to the classified details on the munitions, and there was concern about whether anyone could potentially be acting as a foreign intelligence asset, one of the sources said.
Polygraph tests are often a part of the routine cadence for top military and civilian officials, but the mass volume of people who were pulled in for testing in this case was extremely rare, officials said.
Several dozen people were given the tests earlier this summer, including some U.S. Central Command officials as well as other combatant commanders.
The polygraph questions delved deeply into various national security-related matters. No one failed the questions meant to determine if these officials leaked to the media, two of the sources said.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement to CBS News on Friday night: “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. Securing classified information is critical to ensuring the security of the United States and of our troops deployed around the world.”
Not all senior military officials were part of the testing. For example, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, wasn’t polygraphed, a senior Pentagon official said.
The New York Times was first to report on the polygraph tests.
Weeks into the Iran war, CBS News and other news outlets had reported information concerning the rapid pace at which the U.S. was expending some of its most advanced finite munitions.
In July, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon and Justice Department had formed a joint task force to identify and prosecute people suspected of leaking sensitive government information to the press, significantly expanding an effort that had begun inside his own office.
Hegseth gave the Pentagon’s Office of General Counsel, led by Earl Matthews, broad authority to demand information, records and assistance for leak investigation. Pentagon officials and personnel were instructed to prioritize those requests and respond within a two-day period.
“When a leak of department information occurs today, it’s critical that we provide the Department of Justice and other partners in federal law enforcement — including the FBI — with actionable information as quickly as possible,” Hegseth said when he announced the task force.
He added: “Leaked information risks lives.”
The move came days after the Justice Department subpoenaed several New York Times reporters over their reporting on security shortcomings aboard Mr. Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One.
Later, the Justice Department withdrew its subpoenas for grand jury testimony and phone records. The decision followed a contentious court hearing where a U.S. district judge grilled federal prosecutors on why they had issued the subpoenas before taking further investigative steps, according to previous CBS News reporting.
Polygraphs aren’t unusual for government officials who have permission to view top-secret files or “special access programs,” which place even tighter controls on sensitive national security information. Tests are given every few years to recertify an individual’s clearance.
The scope of the testing this summer indicates an investigation, national security officials told CBS News. The FBI was not involved in these polygraph tests, several people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
The military has its own investigators.
Secretaries of defense have the authority to direct counterintelligence investigations that can include polygraph examinations, but federal law and Pentagon regulations also impose restrictions on when polygraphs may be used and require procedural safeguards. In those circumstances, the person being examined must consent to or request the test.
That includes cases in which investigators are trying to resolve serious information uncovered during a security investigation or when someone wants to clear themselves of allegations or evidence that emerged during an investigation.
Under federal law, a defense secretary is required to ensure that polygraph examinations are used in a “responsible and effective” manner within the Defense Department and is also required to provide information to congressional bodies on polygraph use.
For Hegseth, the latest effort is not the first time he has turned to polygraphs amid concerns about leaks from inside the Pentagon.
Following the ouster of Gen. C.Q. Brown, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hegseth was reportedly furious last year after details of a planned classified briefing on China set up for Elon Musk at the Pentagon had leaked to the press, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper reported that Hegseth shouted at Adm. Christopher Grady, the then-acting Joint Chiefs chairman, and demanded evidence he wasn’t the source for leaking the March 21, 2025, briefing. Citing two anonymous people familiar with the exchange, the newspaper said Hegseth yelled at Grady: “I’ll hook you up to a f—ing polygraph!”
The Journal reported Grady was never subjected to a polygraph examination as Hegseth accused others of leaking, including Lt. Gen. Doug Sims, who served as director of the Joint Staff and was also threatened with a polygraph.
Hegseth decided against promoting Sims to four-star general, the Times reported. He retired last September.