US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that the execution of former Army major Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 unarmed soldiers in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be livestreamed and open to the public. The Pentagon says President Donald Trump approved Hegseth’s recommendation and the Army has set the execution by firing squad for 3 December at Fort Hood, Texas. It would be the first military execution in more than 60 years and the first firing squad since World War Two, marking an unprecedented return of military capital punishment to the modern era.
Legal and ethical experts cited in the report call the decision a novel, politically charged spectacle and note significant legal hurdles remain: appellate review and federal court challenges are likely and could delay or block the execution. Scholars warn a livestream would create transparency and logistical questions - age access, platform policies and whether it violates norms - and some view the move as attention-seeking by the administration. The piece situates the decision alongside historical precedents (a 1961 military hanging and the 1945 shooting of Eddie Slovik) and recent policy shifts under Trump to restore and expand federal executions.
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