National Security

The U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo holds the U.S. prison known as "Gitmo." President Obama said when he took office in 2009 that he wanted to close the prison, but 60 prisoners remain.

Trump Has Vowed To Fill Guantanamo With 'Some Bad Dudes' — But Who?

6:19pm November 14, 2016

by David Welna

President Obama promised to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo. President-elect Trump has said he'll keep it open, though only 60 prisoners are there today.

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Chelsea Manning Asks President For Clemency And 'First Chance At Life'

3:19pm November 14, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

In an emotional letter, Manning talks about how the struggle with her gender led to one largest leaks of classified information in U.S. history.

For Clues To Trump's National Security Policy, Look To His Advisers

6:42am November 13, 2016

by Philip Ewing

All potential advisers discussed so far are longtime Washington hands who embody Republican orthodoxy. The more responsibility Trump delegates to them, the more familiar his administration may look.

Duery Felton, at the National Park Service Museum Resource Center in 2012, where the artifacts collected at the wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are cataloged and stored.

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Watcher At The Wall: One Veteran Finds A Lifeline In All That's Left Behind

8:42am November 12, 2016

by NPR Staff

Since the Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened, visitors have left hundreds of thousands of items there. Meet the veteran who collects and catalogs them — and finds in them a chance to salvage the past.

Trump's Election Likely To Bring Major Changes To U.S.-Russian Relations

12:46pm November 11, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

The election of Donald Trump is expected to bring a major change to U.S.-Russian relations, since the president-elect says he wants a less confrontational approach to Moscow.

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Hartmut Lau and his wife, Barbara, on a recent visit with StoryCorps in Austin, Texas.

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The Pain Of 'Perfectly Normal': A Vietnam Vet's Long-Silent Torment

9:38am November 11, 2016

by NPR Staff

For veteran Hartmut Lau, getting through the Vietnam War depended on a clear directive: "You perform the mission that you're given." But finally, after decades, he opens up about a devastating moment.

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Cyberwarefare Exploits Vulnerabilities To Progress At The Latest Battlefront

8:06am November 11, 2016

David Greene talks to the FBI's Silicon Valley liaison, Agent Jack Bennett, about cybersecurity issues facing President-elect Trump, and how the FBI handled Clinton's emails during the election.

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National Security Elites Consider Whether To Work For Trump

4:25pm November 10, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

Scores of national security professionals, from former military officers to civilian specialists, said during the campaign they opposed then-candidate Donald Trump. Will they consider coming into the new Trump administration — and will it have them?

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Trump To Receive Same Top-Secret Briefings As President Obama

7:58am November 10, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

Four former heads of the CIA say U.S. spy agencies will offer Trump the full benefit of their judgments and analysis — despite the fact that Trump openly questioned their guidance during the campaign.

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Los Angeles Airport Shooter Sentenced To Life in Prison

7:35pm November 07, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

An unemployed motorcycle mechanic admitted that he went to the LA airport in November 2013 with the intent to kill TSA agents. He killed one security screener and seriously wounded three other people.