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Trump's team leaked a top secret war plan. Now what?
Texting errors have happened to the best of us, but this is something else: The Atlantic's editor-in-chief was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat in which US security officials discussed sensitive military operations, including the Trump administration's strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels. These unintentional disclosures have notably alarmed congressional leaders, including Republicans.
‘SIGNALGATE’
The recent fiasco is exactly the type of failure that military leaders have long feared — one that comes from sloppy OPSEC and smartphones.
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The dustup over US officials' use of Signal to discuss military plans offers several lessons.
