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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

Target USA Episode 186 — American held in Russian custody on espionage charges suffers injury
Target USA Episode 186 — American held in Russian custody on espionage charges suffers injury
Paul Whelan has been held in Russia’s notorious KGB-era prison, Lefortovo, since December of 2018. He’s allegedly committed espionage. No evidence has been presented. No indictment has been handed up and despite public ridicule, Russia’s intelligence service, the FSB, continues holding him. ...
Target USA Episode 185 — DHS intensifies efforts to prevent mass attacks and fear in communities
Target USA Episode 185 — DHS intensifies efforts to prevent mass attacks and fear in communities
There have been four mass shootings since July. Forty four people have died. Brian Harrell, assistant director of the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency, tells Target USA they're taking action.
Target USA — Episode 184: Islamic State group faces a big hurdle as it tries to reconstitute
Target USA — Episode 184: Islamic State group faces a big hurdle as it tries to reconstitute
Since its so-called "caliphate" collapsed in October 2018, the Islamic State group has remained a threat. It’s killed more than 400 people in worldwide terror attacks. Colonel Scott Rawlinson, spokesman for U.S.-led Operation Inherent Resolve, joins Target USA from Baghdad ...
Target USA — Episode 182: Interview with Philip Mudd, author of ‘Black Site: The CIA in the Post-9/11 World’
Target USA — Episode 182: Interview with Philip Mudd, author of ‘Black Site: The CIA in the Post-9/11 World’
During an event recorded in front of a live audience at D.C.'s Politics and Prose bookstore and punctuated by light moments and difficult questions from the audience, host JJ Green interviewed author Philip Mudd about the hours and days after ...
Target USA — Episode 181: North Korea launches more missiles, warns US and South Korea
Target USA — Episode 181: North Korea launches more missiles, warns US and South Korea
North Korea has launched more than a half-dozen missiles in the past few weeks. Many of them are new variants, which suggests that North Korea is continuing to march toward building nuclear weapons. At the same time, North Korea's leader Kim Jong ...
Target USA — Episode 180: A new generation of cyber warfare is here
Target USA — Episode 180: A new generation of cyber warfare is here
Every country on the planet is thinking about one thing: the next step in the progression of cyber warfare and what the weapons of the future will look like. Tanel Sepp, cyber policy director for Estonia’s Ministry of Defense, tells us what ...
Target USA — Episode 179: The dangers of FaceApp and others like it
Target USA — Episode 179: The dangers of FaceApp and others like it
Have you tried the new appearance-altering computer applications? Suddenly, the technology has become a national security concern. On this episode, we hear what people think and a warning from the former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Target USA — Episode 178: Cyber vulnerabilities may be world’s No. 1 security threat
Target USA — Episode 178: Cyber vulnerabilities may be world’s No. 1 security threat
Leaders from NATO, the FBI, and cyber security firms Crowd Strike and Fire Eye all agree securing personal, government, military and corporate data is among the most daunting challenges of the modern era -- and it's high time all people wake up ...
Target USA — Episode 177: The Huawei 5G dilemma — why the US and its allies are so nervous
Target USA — Episode 177: The Huawei 5G dilemma — why the US and its allies are so nervous
The next generation of cellular network technology is about to hit markets around the world. But there's a big problem: The main producer of the technology is Huawei, and the company allegedly has built backdoors into more than 50% of the equipment. ...
Target USA — Episode 176: Game changing development in Cyber crime
Target USA — Episode 176: Game changing development in Cyber crime
Criminals, terrorists and other bad actors now have a powerful new tool to help them. It’s the dark web’s cybercrime market place. Wil Van Gemert, Deputy Executive Director of Operations at Europol discusses how that new marketplace works.