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Target USA

Whether its terrorists, anarchists, cyber criminals or nation states, America has a target on its back. WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green investigates the threats facing the U.S., the people behind them, the agencies fighting them and their impact on Americans.


Latest Episodes

432 | Disinformation Nation | Explosion of new threats in the U.S.
432 | Disinformation Nation | Explosion of new threats in the U.S.
Bret Schaefer, senior fellow, Media and Digital Disinformation, for the Alliance for Securing Democracy breaks down the threat, how disinformation is laundered, and the "democratization of disinformation" in an episode loaded with important and fascinating details about the threat today.
431 | Jewish and Palestinian students stand together as campus clashes erupt
431 | Jewish and Palestinian students stand together as campus clashes erupt
ATIDNA International Founder and President Elijah Kahlenberg, who is Jewish, and Vice President Jadd Hashem, who is Palestinian talk about their group and its effort to find and promote common ground on Jewish and Palestinian issues.
430 | Is Paul Whelan being pressured by Moscow?
430 | Is Paul Whelan being pressured by Moscow?
Part two of our conversation. This time, ask yourself a key question. Why is he saying these things?
429 | Paul Whelan calls Target USA -again!
429 | Paul Whelan calls Target USA -again!
Paul Whelan called us in December of last year with an urgent message for the president. He called again on April 11th with another. He has been detained in Russia for five years and is again appealing to President Biden to accelerate ...
428 | Iran is now a nuclear power
428 | Iran is now a nuclear power
Washington Post national security correspondent Joby Warrick reports Iran now has enough fissile material to make three bomb with in days
427 | Remembering “Zomi” Frankcom
427 | Remembering “Zomi” Frankcom
Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom, worked for the World Central Kitchen. She was one of seven WCK staff killed in an Israeli drone strike on April 1st in Gaza. She is remembered fondly by her friend Brian Weaver, founder of Hoops Sagrado.
426 | The view of democracy in Russia
426 | The view of democracy in Russia
Eeva Eek Pajuste, Policy Advisor, Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says the view of democracy in Russia is "totally different" from the Western view. She explains how the early days after the collapse of the Soviet Union shaped that view. It's also ...
425 | Vladimir Putin gets another six year term
425 | Vladimir Putin gets another six year term
Daniel Fried, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, lays out bluntly the consequences of Putin getting another term as President of Russia and what he's doing to get the U.S. Congress to support Ukraine. Also, Ukrainian journalist Nataliia Bozhyk speaks out ...
423 | Why are Kremlin opponents dying?
423 | Why are Kremlin opponents dying?
Robert Baer, a former CIA undercover operative with deep knowledge of Russian intelligence has some ideas.
424 | EXPAT STORIES: Nataliia Bozhyk is a native of Odesa, Ukraine now living in Ireland
424 | EXPAT STORIES: Nataliia Bozhyk is a native of Odesa, Ukraine now living in Ireland
Nataliia talks about the hardship, the unlikely friendship that helped her get out of Ukraine, her work in Ireland and her message to the U.S. government.