Mon Mar 31 00:30:00 UTC 2025: ## Journalist Accidentally Joins Top-Secret Military Strike Planning on Signal; Bombs Fall on Yemen

**Washington D.C.** – A journalist for *The Atlantic* has revealed an unprecedented security breach, detailing his accidental inclusion in a Signal group chat used by top U.S. national security officials to plan a military strike on Houthi targets in Yemen. The journalist, who remains anonymous but is identified as “JG” in the text messages, received the war plans two hours before the attacks commenced on March 15th.

The Signal group, dubbed the “Houthi PC small group,” included Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and other high-ranking officials. The chat detailed target locations, weapons systems to be used, and the attack timeline. The journalist, initially skeptical of the authenticity of the group, confirmed the strike’s commencement by monitoring news reports of explosions in Sanaa shortly after the predicted time.

The revelation exposes serious security concerns. National security lawyers interviewed following the incident stated that using Signal, an unapproved platform, for such sensitive communications, potentially violated the Espionage Act and federal record-keeping laws. The use of disappearing messages further compounded the legal risks. While some officials claimed they had declassified the information shared, lawyers argued that the unauthorized platform negated any such claim. The accidental inclusion of the journalist also constituted a leak, regardless of intent.

Following the incident, a spokesperson for the National Security Council confirmed the authenticity of the message chain, stating it was a result of an “inadvertent number being added” and that there was no compromise to national security or troops. However, the incident raises significant questions about the Trump administration’s security protocols and the potential vulnerabilities of using unapproved messaging apps for highly sensitive military operations. The journalist’s account highlights the potentially catastrophic consequences of such carelessness. The White House has yet to issue a full statement on the matter beyond the NSC spokesperson’s brief comment.

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