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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

Ep. 342 | Russia having troubling finding people to fight in Ukraine
Ep. 342 | Russia having troubling finding people to fight in Ukraine
Yuriy Sak, Advisor to Ukraine's Minister of Defense, details some of the unusual steps the Russian military is taking to find fighters.
Ep. 341 | The Assassination of Japan’s former PM Abe exposes concerns for US politicians
Ep. 341 | The Assassination of Japan’s former PM Abe exposes concerns for US politicians
A.T. Smith, former Deputy Director of the Secret Service says, "it's a new day" and there is significant concern for politicians and political candidates who don't have security details.
Ep. 340 | The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin’s Russia
Ep. 340 | The Fourth Man: The Hunt for a KGB Spy at the Top of the CIA and the Rise of Putin’s Russia
Author Robert Baer, former CIA case officer, discusses his new book
Ep. 339 |  Time to stop trying to figure out the Kremlin and take action
Ep. 339 | Time to stop trying to figure out the Kremlin and take action
Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S. says we should stop trying to understand why the Russian government attacked Ukraine and all the other reprehensible things it's done and shut them down.
Ep. 338 | What ordinary Russians think about the war in Ukraine; and then what everyone else thinks
Ep. 338 | What ordinary Russians think about the war in Ukraine; and then what everyone else thinks
Alexey Levinson, a sociologist and senior researcher at the Levada Center, Russia’s leading polling organization, shares his research, and then former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicious explains how the West missed the signs of Russia's plan that started years ago.
Ep. 337 | Nuclear test by North Korea, “imminent”.
Ep. 337 | Nuclear test by North Korea, “imminent”.
Ambassador Joe Detrani, former Director of the National Counter-Proliferation Center, says this could be very serious.
Ep. 336 |  Ukraine vs Russia: A critical point in the war
Ep. 336 | Ukraine vs Russia: A critical point in the war
Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks and former US Ambassador Daniel Fried explain why this is perhaps the most critical conflict of our time.
Ep. 335 | The War in Ukraine; An urgent bellwether for Europe
Ep. 335 | The War in Ukraine; An urgent bellwether for Europe
Jonathan Vseviov, Secretary-General of Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, discusses how critical it is for Ukraine to defeat Russia.
Ep. 334 | Understanding why Russia can’t defeat Ukraine
Ep. 334 | Understanding why Russia can’t defeat Ukraine
Sofia Fedyna, a Member of Ukraine's Parliament says Vladimir Putin has succeeded in making all Ukrainians "hate him from the bottom of our hearts."
Ep. 333 | How to build an anti-disinformation program
Ep. 333 | How to build an anti-disinformation program
Kairi Saar-Isop, advisor in the Department of Strategic Communications for the Estonian government discusses their program and how it works.