Shane Harris

So details like the number of aircraft that are involved, the kinds of munitions that are being dropped. Times. Times.

So details like the number of aircraft that are involved, the kinds of munitions that are being dropped. Times. Times.

So details like the number of aircraft that are involved, the kinds of munitions that are being dropped. Times. Times.

Specific targets on the ground. Intelligence-related matters relating to the strike and to the targets. Names of individuals who should not – U.S. officials who should not have been put in an unclassified chain because of their status as intelligence officers.

Specific targets on the ground. Intelligence-related matters relating to the strike and to the targets. Names of individuals who should not – U.S. officials who should not have been put in an unclassified chain because of their status as intelligence officers.

Specific targets on the ground. Intelligence-related matters relating to the strike and to the targets. Names of individuals who should not – U.S. officials who should not have been put in an unclassified chain because of their status as intelligence officers.

There's probably six or seven different kinds of information that are arguably implicated under the rules and the law for how you're supposed to handle this stuff.

There's probably six or seven different kinds of information that are arguably implicated under the rules and the law for how you're supposed to handle this stuff.

There's probably six or seven different kinds of information that are arguably implicated under the rules and the law for how you're supposed to handle this stuff.

Or an Iranian diplomat.

Or an Iranian diplomat.

Or an Iranian diplomat.

There's another reason why this was so dangerous that doesn't involve mistakenly adding a journalist to the thread. And that is that while Signal, I mean, you said it's end-to-end encrypted. It's very good and secure that way. That's true. But the device that it's on, right, is your phone.

There's another reason why this was so dangerous that doesn't involve mistakenly adding a journalist to the thread. And that is that while Signal, I mean, you said it's end-to-end encrypted. It's very good and secure that way. That's true. But the device that it's on, right, is your phone.

There's another reason why this was so dangerous that doesn't involve mistakenly adding a journalist to the thread. And that is that while Signal, I mean, you said it's end-to-end encrypted. It's very good and secure that way. That's true. But the device that it's on, right, is your phone.

And while the iOS system is pretty good, nation states – and here I'm talking about China in particular, which, remember, is behind a recent penetration of the telecom networks called Salt Typhoon – the phone in the pocket of every one of those national security officials must be presumed to be a number one target for a foreign intelligence service. Mm-hmm.

And while the iOS system is pretty good, nation states – and here I'm talking about China in particular, which, remember, is behind a recent penetration of the telecom networks called Salt Typhoon – the phone in the pocket of every one of those national security officials must be presumed to be a number one target for a foreign intelligence service. Mm-hmm.

And while the iOS system is pretty good, nation states – and here I'm talking about China in particular, which, remember, is behind a recent penetration of the telecom networks called Salt Typhoon – the phone in the pocket of every one of those national security officials must be presumed to be a number one target for a foreign intelligence service. Mm-hmm.

And there are kinds of malware that they could get implanted on that phone. It could be very expensive, very sophisticated stuff that could allow them to read the messages on the phone as they're being typed. That's why a system like Signal, even though it's good intent encryption, is not approved for sharing classified information because it's on your phone, which can be hacked.

And there are kinds of malware that they could get implanted on that phone. It could be very expensive, very sophisticated stuff that could allow them to read the messages on the phone as they're being typed. That's why a system like Signal, even though it's good intent encryption, is not approved for sharing classified information because it's on your phone, which can be hacked.