Why is the US group chat on Houthi attack plans so concerning? A military operations expert explains
- Written by Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Fellow, Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra, and Expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University
A report in The Atlantic today sent shockwaves through Washington and beyond: senior US officials shared military operations for a bombing campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen in a Signal group chat that inadvertently included the magazine’s editor.
Military planning of this nature is highly classified, which is why some media outlets are c...
