The Pentagon is using polygraphs to hunt leakers, but the tests are more theater than fact

Pentagon continues to rely on the pseudoscience of lie detector tests to hunt leakers

Polygraphs are ‘pseudo-scientific’ in that they measure physiological responses such as heart rate, blood pressure and perspiration

The Pentagon is using polygraphs to hunt leakers, but the tests are more theater than fact

A CIA veteran explains that a polygraph campaign is not likely to eliminate leaks, but it may divert investigative energy from essential security priorities.