Pentagon Uses Anthropic AI For Strike Assessments

The Verge reports that The Wall Street Journal found Pentagon command centers used Anthropic’s Claude in intelligence assessments and targeting during a recent strike on Tehran reported over the weekend. The disclosure intensified scrutiny around the Anthropic‑Pentagon contract and legal safeguards after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth labeled Anthropic a supply‑chain risk. The episode raises urgent governance and transparency questions for military AI deployments.