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EPISODE · Mar 27, 2025 · 25 MIN

The Atlantic's Tom Nichols on the impact of infamous Signal chat for national security

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The National Security Cabinet and other senior officials were caught using a Signal group chat to discuss sensitive information regarding a U.S. military aerial attack in Yemen. Yesterday, The Atlantic published most of the lengthy exchange between the officials. Tom Nichols, a staff writer for The Atlantic joins Midday to discuss the news. He is a professor emeritus of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College.

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