Reuters: US military signs non-disclosure agreements for missions in Latin America

US military personnel involved in operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements. This was reported by the agency Reuters, citing three unnamed interlocutors with knowledge of the matter.

They said that the Pentagon requires military officials involved to sign non-disclosure agreements. This development raises new questions about the military buildup, which Venezuela fears could lead to an invasion.

The move is highly unusual given that the US military is already required to keep national security secrets from the public, and comes amid claims by congressmen that they are being kept in the dark about key aspects of the mission in Latin America.

The interlocutors do not know how many employees of the US Department of Defense were offered to sign the agreements, and did not provide additional information on the scope of the non-disclosure agreements.

Although the Pentagon has occasionally used non-disclosure agreements since the Pete Hegseth headed it in January, the use of non-disclosure agreements for its activities in Latin America was not previously reported.

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