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Yemen Threat Actors Used Claude AI to Build Missiles

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  • Threat actors in Yemen used Anthropic’s Claude AI to create weapons software.
  • The group used Claude Code instead of engineers to write guidance, navigation and control code.
  • They pursued a guided rocket with a phone-class flight computer and final-phase homing.
  • They also pursued a multi-stage ballistic missile over 2,000 km and an R2000 hypersonic glide-vehicle.
  • Anthropic blocked many requests, closed the accounts and shared details with government and private partners.