Yemeni terrorists reportedly used Claude Code to program rockets, sparking misuse debate
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-11
Citing a @terrorwatchdog report: Islamist terrorists in Yemen allegedly used Claude Code to program rockets. Safety researcher David Manheim says he is 'less than shocked' that a widely available technology is being misused, though he notes this isn't the class of risk he's most worried about. The episode highlights the real-world accessibility of frontier coding tools for malicious ends.
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