US Plans Public Execution of Soldier to Be Streamed Live

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that the execution of former psychiatrist Nidal Hasan has been scheduled for December 3, 2026, and will be broadcast live. In 2009, at Fort Hood in Texas, he shot fellow soldiers, killing 13 and wounding 32. President Donald Trump has already approved the sentence, which will be carried out by a firing squad. The Pentagon justified the broadcasting decision by stating it aims to clearly demonstrate the inevitability of severe punishment for such crimes.