national security

February 13, 2023 | 5:48 PM

UFOs? Airborne objects? What we know about 4 recent shootdowns

By Bill Chappell/NPR

November 18, 2022 | 5:26 AM

The FBI alleges TikTok poses national security concerns

TikTok, which hit 1 billion monthly active users in September 2021, is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance.

By Rachel Treisman/NPR

September 14, 2021 | 4:00 PM

Are China and the US entering a second Cold War?

While other world events demand our attention, not enough awareness is focused on the heightening worldwide contest between the United States and China.

By Merideth Bucher/WITF

March 29, 2021 | 4:54 PM

With focus on domestic extremists, lawmakers aim to reorient national security agenda

In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a growing number of lawmakers are calling for a revamp of U.S. policy to better target domestic terrorists.

By Claudia Grisales/NPR

January 4, 2021 | 5:35 AM

In op-ed, 10 ex-defense secretaries say military has no role in election disputes

They made it clear that any effort to involve U.S. armed forces in resolving election disputes would take the country "into dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory."

By Jaclyn Diaz/NPR

December 15, 2020 | 5:27 PM

Right-wing embrace of conspiracy is ‘mass radicalization,’ experts warn

Terrorism analysts warn that the country’s polarization isn’t just damaging to U.S. politics — it’s a national security threat.

By Hannah Allam/NPR

October 22, 2020 | 4:12 PM

Security gaps persist, report warns, after U.S. blames Iran in election scheme

A report published on Thursday described how many government and political domains don’t observe a security practice that makes it more difficult for attackers to run spoof email scams.

By Philip Ewing/NPR

October 18, 2020 | 10:15 AM

John Bolton says U.S. is ‘not safer’ today than it was before Trump Presidency

Bolton’s book about his time in the White House, The Room Where It Happened, contains a multitude of allegations against Trump and his foreign policy. Trump has denied them.

By NPR

February 14, 2020 | 5:09 AM

Ex-Philadlephia Navy Yard worker to serve 6 months for lying to FBI

Federal authorities said Fred C. Arena lied on his application for a national security clearance.

By The Associated Press

December 22, 2019 | 7:06 AM

Trump created the Space Force. Here’s what it will actually do

By NPR

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