US Officials Accidentally Share Secret War Plans with Atlantic Editor

A significant security breach occurred when Jeffrey Goldberg, Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat with senior Trump administration officials discussing U.S. military plans for airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. The chat included high-ranking officials like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Vice President JD Vance, and shared sensitive operational details such as weapon types and target locations. Goldberg learned about the strikes over two hours before they were publicly announced, raising concerns about the potential exploitation of this information by adversaries. The National Security Council confirmed the authenticity of the message thread and is investigating how Goldberg's number was included. In response to the incident, Hegseth criticized Goldberg as a