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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

Episode 95: New York Port Authority Suicide Bomber & US Intelligence Community’s Crown Jewel
Episode 95: New York Port Authority Suicide Bomber & US Intelligence Community’s Crown Jewel
On Monday, Dec. 11, a 27-year-old man triggered a strapped-on suicide vest inside a crowded pedestrian tunnel under New York's Port Authority. He was allegedly upset about Christmas posters and other geopolitical issues inside the corridor he targeted. For some reason, the ...
Target USA — Episode 94: North Korea marches closer to closer to nuclear weapons
Target USA — Episode 94: North Korea marches closer to closer to nuclear weapons
Many think that it's just a matter of time before North Korea is an existential threat to the U. S. "As Kim Jong Un said a few months ago, North Korea's determined to build on their nuclear and missile capabilities," Joeseph DeTrani, ...
Target USA — Episode 93: Kirkuk, Iraq is the scene of yet another human catastrophe
Target USA — Episode 93: Kirkuk, Iraq is the scene of yet another human catastrophe
On the heels of the announcement that the Islamic State group had essentially been ousted from Iraq in September 2017, the Iraqi military along with Iranian-backed militias launched an incursion into Kirkuk in northern Iraq. Almost 200,000 people have been displaced, hundreds ...
Target USA — Episode 92: NSA still battling to regain its edge years after the Snowden leaks
Target USA — Episode 92: NSA still battling to regain its edge years after the Snowden leaks
Four and a half years after contractor Edward Snowden abruptly left the U.S. with a trove of highly classified secrets, the National Security Agency and its counterparts in the U.S. intelligence community continue to struggle under the crushing impact of ...
Target USA — Episode 91: Anatomy of a Russian Attack: The next time could be worse
Target USA — Episode 91: Anatomy of a Russian Attack: The next time could be worse
If you've followed the Target USA podcast, you are familiar with our series of reports called the Anatomy of a Russian Attack. In episodes 83 through 86, we unveiled a nearly yearlong investigation into Russia's meddling, and its attack on the U....
Target USA — Episode 90: The New York City terror attack and what was known months ahead of time
Target USA — Episode 90: The New York City terror attack and what was known months ahead of time
Six months prior to the attack on a New York City bike path, top intelligence officials had an idea something like it was coming. In this episode of Target USA, we revisit a conversation with Nick Rasmussen, director of the National Counterterrorism ...
Target USA — Episode 89: Tamer Elnoury — Interview with an undercover Muslim FBI agent
Target USA — Episode 89: Tamer Elnoury — Interview with an undercover Muslim FBI agent
In the wake of the New York City bike path terror incident on Halloween, many are asking how authorities can stop extremists like the man who ran over innocent people with a truck in the name of IS. One way is an ...
Target USA — Episode 88: Exclusive interview with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein
Target USA — Episode 88: Exclusive interview with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein
Leaks in Washington, terrorism, Russian meddling in the 2016 election, cyber threats to the electric grid and the opioid crisis all are serious concerns for the No. 2 official at the Department of Justice. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discusses them all ...
Target USA — Episode 87: An update on the US diplomats sickened in Cuba
Target USA — Episode 87: An update on the US diplomats sickened in Cuba
We told you the story on Episode 78 of how "official" Washington was rattled on Aug. 9, when news broke that U.S. diplomats in Havana had been sickened a mysterious illness that no one could put their finger on. Target USA ...
Target USA — Special Report | Anatomy of a Russian Attack Part 4: A look at Russia’s objective and what’s coming
Target USA — Special Report | Anatomy of a Russian Attack Part 4: A look at Russia’s objective and what’s coming
This is the final installment of our four-part Target USA series "Anatomy of a Russian Attack on the U.S." In this episode, Robert Cardillo, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, details how Russia's activities have impacted the U.S. intelligence ...