Recently, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, revealed that he was accidentally pulled into a group chat with senior US government officials discussing military plans to attack Yemen, which continues to attract attention from all walks of life. 鈥�

According to Goldberg, he was pulled into a group chat on the encrypted information platform Signal by Waltz, the National Security Advisor to the President of the United States. The participants in the group chat also include Vice President Vance, Defense Secretary Hegsas, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Ratcliffe. Before the military operation against Houthi militants in Yemen on March 15th, there were intense policy discussions in group chats. 鈥�

On the morning of March 15th Eastern Time, the account of suspected Defense Secretary Hegesi released a "team update" containing details of the upcoming strike on Yemen, such as the target of the attack, the weapons that the United States will deploy, and the order of the attack. Goldberg also witnessed the US airstrike on Yemen that afternoon as scheduled. After the operation ended, the group also discussed the assessment of the damage caused by the airstrike. 鈥�

The White House admitted on March 24th that several senior officials of the Trump administration used a chat application to discuss highly sensitive military plans and inadvertently added a journalist to the group chat. White House National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes stated that the chat group appears to be real and the government is reviewing the unintentional addition of journalist numbers to the group chat. 鈥�

Regarding this matter, US President Trump responded that he was not aware of it and had heard of it for the first time, mocking The Atlantic as a "not so good journal". When asked about this matter while disembarking from the Pearl Harbor Hickam Joint Base in Hawaii, Defense Secretary Hergeseth denied discussing combat plans in text messages and criticized Goldberg as a "fraudulent and highly untrustworthy so-called journalist". 鈥�

However, in an interview with CNN, Goldberg refuted Hegerse's claim, calling it a "lie". Goldberg stated that Hegesis did discuss the battle plan in the text message, including when to attack the target, how to attack, personnel situation at the target, and the next round of attack time. Goldberg also revealed that he initially thought he had become a target of foreign intelligence agencies' influence operations. After confirming the authenticity of the group chat content, he immediately withdrew from the group chat and wrote a report to expose this security vulnerability. At the same time, he did not disclose the specific attributes of the combat plan in the leaked article, considering that the plan was too confidential and public disclosure could endanger US military personnel. 鈥�

This incident has sparked strong reactions in the US political arena. Congressional Democrats have called for an investigation into the incident, with Senate Minority Leader and Democrat Schumer calling it "one of the most shocking military intelligence leaks" and urging a comprehensive investigation. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren called the operation "illegal" and "extremely dangerous", stating that US national security is in the hands of "amateurs". 鈥�

At present, the White House has stated that Trump still supports Waltz and has no plans to dismiss him, but the follow-up of the incident is still worth paying attention to. 鈥�