No, a new Department of Defense directive doesn’t authorize lethal force on U.S. civilians
The claims are inaccurate. The updated version of Directive 5240.01 does not grant any new power to the Defense Department and does not grant legal authority for the military to use lethal force on civilians, the department and experts told us. Updates to directives are common.
The Biden-Harris admin's latest DoD directive is accused of authorizing the U.S. military to use lethal force against ...
But as Trump doubles down on his "enemy from within" rhetoric, DOD Directive 5240.01 continues to gain traction among his ...
DoD addresses concerns over directive 5240.01, which allegedly allows Pentagon to use lethal force against protesters.
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The Pentagon says a recently-update directive does not give it authorization "to use lethal force against U.S. citizens or ...
The Pentagon clarified in a statement on Thursday that U.S. troops are not authorized to use force against American citizens ...
The Department of Defense issued a standard policy revision in September to existing procedures for the intelligence ...
DoD's Directive 5240.01 has been a point of contention online as conspiracy theories and rumours flare out. Experts have now ...
The updated policy, which took effect Tuesday, recognizes space as a priority domain of national military power.
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