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Richard Romine

The Smith-Mundt Act of 1948

Mar 10, 2026 Richard Romine

· The Smith-Mundt Act of 1948, amended in 1972 and 1998, prohibits the U.S. government from propagandizing the American public with information and psychological operations directed at foreign audiences, and…

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