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AI and the Houthi Missile Program: Evidence, Limits, and Implications for Small Armed Groups
In September 2026, Houthi missile and drone strikes on southern Saudi Arabia coincided with an Anthropic report on AI misuse. The report described a northern Yemen cell that used Claude Code for missile guidance software and tested a rocket. The...









