The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffery Goldberg reported last month that US defence secretary Pete Hegseth posted operational details of a planned airstrike on Houthi militants in Yemen, including weapon packages, targets and timing.
The Pentagon’s acting inspector general said he will review Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app after the US defence secretary used it to discuss airstrike plans.
The review will also look at other defence officials‘ use of the publicly available encrypted app – which is not able to handle classified material and is not part of the US government’s secure network.
Last month, The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffery Goldberg said he was added to a group chat on the platform by national security adviser Mike Waltz called „Houthi PC small group“, where plans to launch a strike on the Yemen militants were discussed.
