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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 175: An interview with Elizabeth Horst, chargé d’affaires, US Embassy Tallinn, Estonia
Target USA — Episode 175: An interview with Elizabeth Horst, chargé d’affaires, US Embassy Tallinn, Estonia
Elizabeth Horst has been posted to some of the toughest places on earth, including Pakistan, Afghanistan and Moscow. And speaking of Russia, Estonia is the frontline in the Western defense against Russian aggression. Horst tells Target USA what it’s like working there....
Target USA — Episode 174: There are more than 10,000 spies lurking in DC
Target USA — Episode 174: There are more than 10,000 spies lurking in DC
Brian Dugan, assistant special agent in charge of counterintelligence at the Washington Field Office of the FBI, joins Target USA to put the problem into context and explain how they’re dealing with it.
Target USA — Episode 173: Rules for war in cyberspace
Target USA — Episode 173: Rules for war in cyberspace
The world has recently seen the devastation that can be caused by the amorphous realm that is cyber. Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar, Estonia's ambassador at-large for cybersecurity, discusses how diplomats are going about putting rules in place, how they are going to be enforced ...
Target USA — Episode 172: Jonna Mendez, former CIA chief of disguise talks about her book, ‘The Moscow Rules’
Target USA — Episode 172: Jonna Mendez, former CIA chief of disguise talks about her book, ‘The Moscow Rules’
The legendary woman, who created some of the CIA's most ingenious disguises, talks about the rules of the road for U.S. spies in Moscow, her career and her famous husband, the late Tony Mendez of "Argo" fame.
Target USA — Episode 171: EUCOM’s fight against cyber threats
Target USA — Episode 171: EUCOM’s fight against cyber threats
Brigadier Gen. Maria Biank talks with Target USA about the U.S. European Command's efforts to defend against cyber threats.
Target USA — Episode 170: A conversation with Pakistani Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan
Target USA — Episode 170: A conversation with Pakistani Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan
The Pakistani government says it's "cleansed" the tribal areas of terrorism and that there's no organized terrorist activity happening inside Pakistan. Also on this episode, Pakistani Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan discusses the fact that Pakistan is Iran’s official representative here in Washington....
Target USA — Episode 169: The real story behind the new International Spy Museum
Target USA — Episode 169: The real story behind the new International Spy Museum
More than 10,000 spies are believed to be residing in Washington, D.C., living among a population of about 700,000 people. That means one in every 70 people you run into in D.C. is likely a spy. How do you ...
Target USA — Episode 168: Surviving after the Mueller Report
Target USA — Episode 168: Surviving after the Mueller Report
The report is in. The investigation is over. There will be no more indictments, arrests or trials. Now, the nation is locked in a battle over impeachment and executive privilege. How did we get here and how will we get out? Answers ...
Target USA EXTRA — North Korea missile launch was ‘foolhardy’
Target USA EXTRA — North Korea missile launch was ‘foolhardy’
Ambassador Joe Detrani is the former U.S. Special Envoy for the Six Party Talks with North Korea. He tells Target USA that Kim Jong Un’s decision to launch a short-range ballistic missile over the weekend was dangerous and shortsighted. It could ...
Target USA — Episode 167: Iranian spies in the US
Target USA — Episode 167: Iranian spies in the US
In August 2018, Alireza Jafarzadeh was eating in a Los Angeles restaurant. He noticed a very friendly waiter offering exceptional service, free food and a lot of attention. He later learned from the FBI, the waiter was a part of a "capture ...