### [2026-10-8](/feed/2026/10/8/index.md)

##### United States secretary of defense
# United States secretary of defense Pete Hegseth announces the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be publicly broadcasted. 




### Sources:

1. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/08/politics/pete-hegseth-vows-to-make-first-firing-squad-execution-in-decades-public) [Image](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/ap26279723483997.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill)

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