Target USA Podcast with JJ Green
Target USA Podcast with JJ Green
WTOP | Hubbard Radio
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. 
547 | Germany's Former Spy Chief Arrested
August Hanning, the former head of the BND, Germany's Foreign Intelligence Service was arrested this week on espionage charges. He's accused of being linked to the foreign intelligence service of Azerbaijan, which is thought to be very close to Russian intelligence. Former CIA undercover officer Robert Baer says it is "the biggest espionage scandal in memory."
Oct 9
18 min
546 | Ukraine asks Starlink to help them Reach Russian targets
Could a change in Starlink access help Ukraine strike the Russian weapons attacking its cities—and give Washington new leverage for a ceasefire? Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and former U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations Kurt Volker joins JJ Green following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in New York. Volker explains why Zelensky considers Starlink access over Russian territory critical to targeting missile launchers and other military threats. They al...
Oct 1
20 min
545 | 9/11 25th Anniversary Special
Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, America is safer from the kind of large, coordinated terrorist plot that struck New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. But the threat did not disappear. It evolved. In this sometimes emotional, special report, I revisit the day that changed the country through the memories of former D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter and terrorism expert Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director at the Counter Extremism Project. Their accounts connec...
Sep 11
24 min
544 | The Iran War is pulling America's focus off of China
The Iran war is beginning to create consequences far beyond the Middle East. Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery joins Target USA to examine what the extraordinary deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln—and the decision to replace it with the Pacific-based USS George Washington—reveals about the growing strain on American military power.
Sep 10
16 min
543 | For Ukrainian, Independence has a new meaning
Olen Cherkun left Ukraine for Spain when the war started, to study and prepare herself for the say when she could return. While away, with war raging, she has a new view of independence. She talks to Target USA about it.
Sep 3
15 min
542 | CIA Director Turns Up in Moscow
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unusual and unannounced trip to Moscow and Washington is saying virtually nothing about it. The world of intelligence rarely reveals details of its developments. But this visit may be one of the biggest developments in years. We spoke with former CIA Director Leon Panetta about it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Aug 27
13 min
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 exercises. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Aug 20
26 min
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.S. Ambassador Gordon Gray assesses the proposed 60-day Strait of Hormuz arrangement, Iran's negotiating leverage, and why regime change in Iran could be extraordinarily difficult. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...
Aug 17
19 min
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 dangerously low on the air-defense interceptors needed to stop Russia's growing missile campaign. This week on Target USA, former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Robert Wilkie examines the ...
Aug 7
18 min
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 choice between a negotiated ceasefire and a much larger war. Meanwhile, Sudan is enduring what Professor Jok Madut Jok calls the world’s greatest humanitarian crisis, largely beyond the glare of international attention. Millions have been displaced, a...
Jul 30
24 min
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