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President Donald Trump, left, and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth. Photo: AP
President Donald Trump, left, and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth. Photo: AP
Michael Martina
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US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has attacked the journalist who was inadvertently added to a top-secret government group chat detailing plans to bomb Houthi rebels in Yemen.
It is a highly embarrassing security breach by the US government, and exposes the fact that it is using a publicly available messaging app that has been targeted by Russian intelligence, for highly sensitive operations.