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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

512 | Greenland tells the U.S. “We’re not interested”
512 | Greenland tells the U.S. “We’re not interested”
Former Greenland finance minister Maliina Abelsen delivers a blunt warning about President Donald Trump’s renewed talk of “taking” Greenland. This episode examines how power politics, symbolism, and messaging are colliding with international law, alliance norms, and Arctic security—and why Greenlanders see the ...
511 | Lines in the Ice and Fire: America’s New Red Lines
511 | Lines in the Ice and Fire: America’s New Red Lines
As U.S. military actions stretch from Venezuela to the North Atlantic, allies and adversaries are reassessing what American power now means. This episode, featuring retired General Ben Hodges and Ambassador Kurt Volker, examines the seizures, the rhetoric, and the growing concern ...
510 |PART TWO |  Unchecked Force: The Legal, Strategic, and Moral Cost of America’s New Military Drift
510 |PART TWO | Unchecked Force: The Legal, Strategic, and Moral Cost of America’s New Military Drift
Retired General Ben Hodges, former Commander of U.S. Army Europe, says the U.S. military activity off Venezuela is repeating one of the most dangerous mistakes of Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan: no clear strategy, no defined end state, and questionable legality. ...
509 |PART ONE |  Unchecked Force: The Legal, Strategic, and Moral Cost of America’s New Military Drift
509 |PART ONE | Unchecked Force: The Legal, Strategic, and Moral Cost of America’s New Military Drift
Former U.S. Army Europe commander General Ben Hodges delivers a blunt assessment of America’s shifting military posture and the risks it carries. He raises urgent questions about the legality of recent U.S. strikes on suspected drug-smuggling vessels, the absence of ...
508 | Living in the Dark: Russia’s War on Civilian Life in Ukraine
508 | Living in the Dark: Russia’s War on Civilian Life in Ukraine
This episode pulls back the curtain on daily life inside a country under siege. From a darkened apartment in Kyiv, Ukrainian Member of Parliament and mother Halyna Yanchenko describes nights without electricity, heat, water, or internet. Elevators stop. Food cannot be cooked. ...
507 |  Ukraine’s War, Ukraine’s Problem: The Fight Within the Fight
507 | Ukraine’s War, Ukraine’s Problem: The Fight Within the Fight
As Russia intensifies its campaign, Ukraine faces another threat from within: systemic corruption undermining its own war effort. In this episode, Kurt Volker, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO, Special Envoy to Ukraine, and Distinguished Fellow at CEPA explains how corruption is weakening ...
506 | When the War Follows You Home: The DC National Guard Attack Explained
506 | When the War Follows You Home: The DC National Guard Attack Explained
An Afghan national shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. Counterterrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler says this may be more than a mental health case. He warns extremist networks in Taliban-run Afghanistan now reach directly into Afghan diaspora communities online. The ...
505 | The Coast Guard’s About-Face: The Hate-Symbol Reversal That Shook the Military
505 | The Coast Guard’s About-Face: The Hate-Symbol Reversal That Shook the Military
Today on Target USA, a story that cuts straight to the core of military culture, extremism, and truth. The U.S. Coast Guard, under intense public pressure, has reversed course on a deeply controversial policy shift. A draft manual, first uncovered by The Washington ...
504 | Grenada’s Impossible Choice: The U.S. or Venezuela
504 | Grenada’s Impossible Choice: The U.S. or Venezuela
Grenada is facing one of the most consequential national security decisions in its modern history, after the United States quietly requested permission to install a radar system and station military personnel on the island as it pursues action against Venezuela. Veteran Grenadian ...
503 | Trump’s Threat to Nigeria: A Nation on Edge
503 | Trump’s Threat to Nigeria: A Nation on Edge
U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to send troops or cut aid to Nigeria has triggered a diplomatic and security storm across Africa. In this episode, we speak with humanitarian journalist Usman Abba Zanna from Maiduguri, who explains how Trump’s words could inflame tensions, embolden ...