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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

483 | Ukraine: Behind Putin’s Obsession
483 | Ukraine: Behind Putin’s Obsession
Two men. One war. And a war of words that could dictate the terms of a new world order. Trump calls Putin crazy. Putin fires back—calls Trump emotional. Trump warns he’s playing with fire. But behind the insults is a deeper conflict—one ...
482 | Ghost Fleet: Russia’s Lawless Armada of Oil Tankers
482 | Ghost Fleet: Russia’s Lawless Armada of Oil Tankers
The world’s most dangerous fleet isn’t on any navy’s registry—it sails in the shadows. Russia’s so-called shadow oil fleet is a rogue armada of unflagged, uninsured, barely seaworthy tankers hauling sanctioned crude across the globe. Estonia’s Undersecretary for Legal and Consular Affairs, ...
481 | War in Ukraine: A Strategic Reckoning for the West
481 | War in Ukraine: A Strategic Reckoning for the West
The 2025 Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn wasn’t just another diplomatic gathering—it was a strategic wake-up call. With war raging in Ukraine and hybrid threats escalating across Europe, leaders from NATO, the EU, and beyond converged to confront what they called a ...
480 | Israel strikes Sanaa Airport as the U.S. strikes a deal with the Houthis
480 | Israel strikes Sanaa Airport as the U.S. strikes a deal with the Houthis
479 | Moscow’s “ceasefire” said to be a “gimmick”
479 | Moscow’s “ceasefire” said to be a “gimmick”
478 | The Baltics issue a warning to Putin
478 | The Baltics issue a warning to Putin
Artis Pabriks is the former Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister for Latvia. He's currently chairman of the “Northern Defence Policy Centre.” He warns that "if somebody will cross our border, we are gonna shoot immediately to kill" and "we will fight ...
476 | Trump’s high-stakes tariff war with China
476 | Trump’s high-stakes tariff war with China
Dr. Bobo Lo, independent international relations analyst and Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute says China will not likely give in, because if it does, It's President Xi would likely be ousted.
475 | Greenland and SIGNAL-GATE
475 | Greenland and SIGNAL-GATE
Pipaluk Lynge, Member of Parliament, joins us to make clear her thoughts about the possibility of becoming a part of the U.S. And former National Security Council member Shawn Turner discusses the fallout of the SIGNAL-GATE controversy.
474 | The Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on US National Security
474 | The Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on US National Security
Mitchell Miller, Capitol Hill Correspondent at WTOP joins me to discuss all the ways the president's tariffs impact everyone in the U.S. and many people abroad.
473 | The White House “Signal” Problem
473 | The White House “Signal” Problem
How did a reporter "accidentally" get invited into sensitive government chat group. We hear comments from two people in the chat, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Former White House Chief Information Officer Theresa Payton also addresses ...