U.S. military had close call after using AI to generate intelligence report

US Army soldiers conduct unmanned aerial system training in April 2026. - Spc. Alva Gonzalez/US Army
The intelligence report, circulated across the US military this spring in the midst of the war with Iran, immediately set off alarm bells: A Chinese ship in the Middle East was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program.
The US military swung into action with plans to intercept the vessel, according to four sources familiar with the episode. According to two of the sources, armed member