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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

541 | Trump’s Threats Abroad: Oman, Iran and a New Opening to North Korea
541 | Trump’s Threats Abroad: Oman, Iran and a New Opening to North Korea
President Trump threatens Oman over Iran as retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery warns his rhetoric could undermine U.S. strategy. Meanwhile, former Ambassador Joseph DeTrani examines Washington’s new overtures to North Korea after a surprise reduction in U.S.–South Korean military ...
540 | Deception, Danger and the Iran War
540 | Deception, Danger and the Iran War
President Trump was secretly moved off Air Force One and onto another aircraft during his trip to Turkey amid a reported Iranian threat. Retired senior Secret Service agent Donald Mihalik explains why deception is a critical presidential protection tactic. Then former U....
539 | When Wars Collide
539 | When Wars Collide
The United States finds itself at the center of two of the world's most dangerous conflicts. In the Middle East, the war with Iran is testing American military endurance, precision weapons inventories and the limits of deterrence. In Europe, Ukraine is running ...
538 | Two Wars, No Easy Exit: Iran Escalates as Sudan Disappears
538 | Two Wars, No Easy Exit: Iran Escalates as Sudan Disappears
The war with Iran is widening, but Washington still has no clear path to end it. Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker argues that limited strikes are not changing Tehran’s strategy—and warns the United States may soon face a stark ...
537 | Ukraine Is Not Breaking — But Kyiv Is Worried
537 | Ukraine Is Not Breaking — But Kyiv Is Worried
Retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery, Sr. Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, joins us from Kyiv with a direct assessment: Ukraine is not losing, its military is adapting fast, and its drone and long-range strike campaigns are hurting Russia. ...
536 | Two Wars, One World on Edge
536 | Two Wars, One World on Edge
As Russia unleashes one of its largest missile and drone attacks on Kyiv, a resident describes what it's like to survive another night under fire and wake up to shattered streets and shattered lives. Then, as fighting resumes between the United States ...
535 | The Iran Deal That Never Really Existed
535 | The Iran Deal That Never Really Existed
The latest U.S.-Iran fighting didn't erupt because diplomacy collapsed. According to geopolitical analyst Nick Redman, the negotiations may never have truly begun. In this episode of Target USA, Redman explains why Washington and Tehran interpreted the same agreement in completely ...
534 | Evidence Suggests Russia is Losing War with Ukraine
534 | Evidence Suggests Russia is Losing War with Ukraine
Ukrainian MP Halyna Yanchenko watched an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin recently. For the first time she saw a man that looked defeated. What Ukraine's military is doing and what Putin said confirmed it.
533 | Robert Wilkie: Winning in Ukraine and Iran Is the Key to Containing China
533 | Robert Wilkie: Winning in Ukraine and Iran Is the Key to Containing China
Former Veterans Affairs Secretary and former senior Pentagon official Robert Wilkie joins Target USA to argue that today's wars are not isolated conflicts—they are interconnected fronts in a global struggle led by Russia, Iran, and China. Wilkie explains why NATO remains indispensable, why Ukraine ...
532 | The Shooting Stopped. The Countdown Didn’t: Inside the Fragile U.S.-Iran Deal
532 | The Shooting Stopped. The Countdown Didn’t: Inside the Fragile U.S.-Iran Deal
The U.S. and Iran have agreed to stop fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the toughest issues—including Iran's nuclear program and sanctions relief—have been pushed into future negotiations. The next 60 days could determine whether this is the start ...