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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ‘created risks to operational security’ by sharing sensitive details about Houthi strikes over Signal, a new Pentagon inspector general report determined, according to sources familiar with the report. His actions ‘could have resulted in failed US mission objectives and potential harm to US pilots,’ one source familiar with the report