National Security

Maj. Jason Brezler holds a meeting with local governors in 2010 in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

Legal Win For Marine Who Used Classified Information In An Email Warning

6:43pm December 06, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A federal judge has overturned a military panel's decision to force Maj. Jason Brezler out of the Corps for including classified information in an email to his fellow Marines.

Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., as seen in 2015.

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Tech Companies Create Shared Database To Track, Remove 'Violent Terrorist Imagery'

4:48pm December 06, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announced they are cooperating to keep track of terrorist recruitment videos and violent images in order to remove them from search results and social media.

'Washington Post' Finds The Pentagon Buried Evidence Of Wasteful Spending

4:39pm December 06, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Craig Whitlock of The Washington Post about his story that found the Pentagon buried a report showing how the Department of Defense could save $125 billion over five years, out of fear that Congress would cut defense spending.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Seeks to Reassure An Anxious Japan

5:32am December 06, 2016

by David Welna

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is visiting Japan at a time when Tokyo is worried about its longstanding treaty with the U.S. and how President-elect Trump will deal with China.

Judge Clifton Newman addresses the jury last week in the murder trial of former North Charleston, S.C., police Officer Michael Slager.

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Judge Declares Mistrial In Murder Case Against Former S.C. Police Officer

5:36pm December 05, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

After nearly two days of questions and clarifications, the jury was unable to agree on a unanimous verdict for or against Michael Slager, who shot and killed Walter Scott after a traffic stop.

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After Criticizing Generals In The Campaign, Trump Names Them To Top Jobs

10:22am December 05, 2016

by Tom Bowman

President-elect Donald Trump has already picked two former generals, Michael Flynn and James Mattis, for top positions and is considering at least one more, David Petraeus.

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A Year After San Bernardino And Apple-FBI, Where Are We On Encryption?

1:00pm December 03, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

The shooting a year ago started a heated debate about government access to secured devices. As such access keeps getting more restricted, calls for "back doors" continue and questions remain.

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Trump's Defense Department Pick Threatens Civilian Control Of Military

9:14am December 03, 2016

Trump's included generals in his appointments for cabinet positions typically held by civilians. Tom Ricks of the New America Foundation tells Scott Simon about how that could affect policy decisions.

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Trump National Security Roster Slim On Cybersecurity

9:14am December 03, 2016

This past election season featured hacks, leaks, and cyberattacks. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Susan Hennessey, a Brookings Institution fellow of National Security Law, about what cybersecurity policy could look like under a Trump presidency.

President-elect Donald Trump has spoken with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, pictured earlier this year, a conversation that may irritate the Chinese government.

Trump Speaks To Taiwan's President In Move Likely To Anger Beijing

11:45pm December 02, 2016

by Brian Naylor

Trump's conversation is thought to be the first between a U.S. president or president-elect since the U.S. broke diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979.