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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

462 | Terror attack sets off security scramble in the U.S.
462 | Terror attack sets off security scramble in the U.S.
Don Mihalek, Retired Sr. Secret Service agent and Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter Extremism Project break down the impact of the New Orleans terror attack on U.S. security -especially in Washington, D.C.
461 | Global terrorism concerns grow
461 | Global terrorism concerns grow
Dr. Hans Jacob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter Extremism Project, says 2024 signaled a very concerning terrorism trend for 2025.
460 | Hurricanes; The Harsh Reality Behind a Growing American Threat
460 | Hurricanes; The Harsh Reality Behind a Growing American Threat
Media personality Chris Core says his life, like that of millions of others in Florida and North Carolina, has been ruined by the increasingly powerful hurricanes that have been raking the U.S. in recent years.
459 | Two Big Stories: FBI Director resigns; and how was Bashar al Assad’s regime in Syria overthrown so quickly?
459 | Two Big Stories: FBI Director resigns; and how was Bashar al Assad’s regime in Syria overthrown so quickly?
FBI Director explains his decision to resign. Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler details how Hayat Tahrir al Sham overthrew Bashar al Assad's regime in Syria overthrown so fast.
458 | The relationship between Putin and Trump, and what it means for Ukraine
458 | The relationship between Putin and Trump, and what it means for Ukraine
Kurt Volker, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and current Distinguished Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis discusses some key elements about the war and what's to come.
457 | Donald Trump Returns to the White House. What does that mean for NATO?
457 | Donald Trump Returns to the White House. What does that mean for NATO?
Meelis Oidsalu, former Undersecretary for Defence Planning in Estonia and current Editor-in-Chief at The Baltic Sentinel suggests Donald Trump is not the "anti-NATO" figure many think he is.
456 | Disinformation Nation Part Two
456 | Disinformation Nation Part Two
For the last decade the U.S. election system has been targeted relentlessly, by hostile nation-states. Russia, the principal culprit is at it again, with a new scheme so potent that even the US Congress was caught off guard. In this episode, ...
455 | Disinformation Nation Part One
455 | Disinformation Nation Part One
For the last decade the U.S. election system has been targeted relentlessly, by hostile nation-states. And, as election day 2024 approaches, Russia, the principal culprit is at it again, with a new scheme so potent that even the US Congress was ...
454 | The Story Behind Yahya Sinwar’s Killing
454 | The Story Behind Yahya Sinwar’s Killing
Hans Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter Extremism Project discusses how Israeli forces found Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the circumstances of his death.
453 | This is what life is like in war-ravaged Lebanon, right now.
453 | This is what life is like in war-ravaged Lebanon, right now.
Jad Nasrallah, an architect, who lives in Beirut, shares his story, heartbreaking videos and pictures that reveal sleepless nights, worry for his family, and personal and city-wide devastation that may signal a long conflict ahead. Also Rena Bitter, Assistant Secretary of State ...