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Lethality became the Department of War's goal, not preserving civilian lives [View all]
#ICYMI: We found that a recently developed Defense Department program was meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations.
— ProPublica (@propublica.org) 2026-07-13T00:30:09.844Z
But months before the Iran war, the mission was dissolved as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality†a top priority.
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