National Security

Top Intelligence Officials Warn Against Growing Threat Of Cyberattacks

2:15pm September 11, 2015

by David Welna

The leaders of the U.S. intelligence community convened on Capitol Hill Thursday to discuss worldwide cyber security threats. They said the problem is only getting worse.

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A Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighter does a short takeoff (STOVL) from Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., in 2011. Eighteen years after development began, a version of the plane designed for the Marine Corps is expected to be deemed

Marine Version Of F-35 Deemed 'Combat Ready'

9:42am September 11, 2015

by Scott Neuman

With a total program cost estimated at $400 billion and a per-plane price tag of $135 million, the Joint Strike Fighter program is considered the most expensive in U.S. history.

Navy Secretary Believes Combat Positions Should Be Open To Qualified Women

8:19am September 11, 2015

Data from an experiment to determine whether female Marines should be allowed into combat positions is out. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus tells David Greene the military benefits from an integrated force.

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Week In Politics: Iran Nuclear Deal, Trump's Loyalty Pledge

1:42pm September 10, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and Yuval Levin, editor for National Affairs.

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Marine Lance Cpls. Julia Carroll (left) and Paula Pineda lift "Carl" — a 220-pound test dummy — during training in March in California. Female Marines have completed months of training and are now waiting to hear whether they will be allowed to serve

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Marine Corps Study: All-Male Combat Units Performed Better Than Mixed Units

1:31pm September 10, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The yearlong study found that all-male squads did better than mixed groups in 69 percent of the tasks evaluated. It's unclear what this will mean for the future of women in ground combat jobs.

As Opponents Rally Outside The Capitol, Clinton Unveils Broad Iran Plan

6:35pm September 09, 2015

by Mara Liasson

As Congress debates the Iran nuclear deal, the presidential candidates — from Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump — weigh in on the agreement and expose the political fault lines on national security.

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Donald Trump, Ted Cruz Rally Against Iran Nuclear Deal

6:35pm September 09, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Donald Trump joined Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on the Capitol for a rally condemning the Iran nuclear deal.

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An Islamic State fighter holds holds a rifle and the group's flag shortly after capturing the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in June 2014. Dozens of Americans have been accused of planning or heading off to the Middle East to join the group. Their individua

Who Are America's Suspected ISIS Followers?

3:34pm September 09, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

More than 60 U.S. citizens have been accused of joining or supporting the Islamic State in the past two years. NPR has documented their individual cases.

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Immigrant families board a bus headed to the downtown bus station in McAllen, Texas, after being released by the Border Patrol.

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Federal Requests For Immigration Holds Continue To Decline

7:34pm September 08, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

A research group at Syracuse University has determined that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is decreasing its practice of asking local police to hold detained immigrants.

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Unbeknownst To His Family, Virginia High School Student Recruited For ISIS

1:35pm September 07, 2015

Renee Montagne talks to Andrew McCabe of the FBI about the case of the 17-year-old Virginia student, who was sentenced to 11 years in a federal prison for aiding the Islmaic Sate, also known as ISIS.

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