National Security

Al-Qaida Operative Says Saudi Royal Family Helped Fund Sept. 11 Attacks

7:33pm February 04, 2015

Zacarias Moussaoui claims the Saudi Arabian royal family helped fund the Sept. 11 attacks. Audie Cornish talks to Gregory Gause, a professor of international studies at Texas A&M University.

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Killing Jordanian Pilot May Backfire Against Islamic State Militants

7:40am February 04, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

After grabbing the world's attention by beheading journalists and aid workers, analysts say the execution of a Jordanian pilot could set many in the Arab world against the group.

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NSA's Bulk Collection Of Phone Data Continues, Intelligence Review Says

7:40am February 04, 2015

by David Welna

A year ago, President Obama proposed doing away with the National Security Agency's practice of collecting Americans' phone records in secret. Has that change been accomplished?

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National

Ex-Agent: Secret Service Management Should Be More Proactive

10:25pm February 03, 2015

Former Secret Service agent Jonathan Wackrow spent five years on President Obama's detail. He talks to NPR's Rachel Martin about the problems that have led to the agency's current scandals.

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Paris Attacks Refocus Attention On Homegrown Terrorist Threats

6:38pm February 02, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

Thousands of European men and women traveled to Syria to fight, and some have returned home. The concern is that they were dispatched by al-Qaida or the so-called Islamic State to attack the West.

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Democrat Seeks To Authorize Operations Against ISIS

11:39am February 01, 2015

Rep. Adam Schiff of California plans to introduce a bill to allow congressional authorization of military operations against ISIS. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Rep. Schiff about the new legislation.

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U.S. Nuclear Scientist Caught In FBI Sting Is Jailed For Espionage

3:27pm January 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni is sentenced to five years after telling FBI agents posing as Venezuelan officials that he could design and supervise the building of 40 nuclear bombs.

The Drone War's Bottleneck: Too Many Targets, Not Enough Pilots

1:36pm January 27, 2015

Much of America's military campaign in Iraq and Syria is conducted by drones. NPR's Scott Simon talks with U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh about the shortage of drone pilots.

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U.S. Careful Amid Turmoil And Transition In Yemen, Saudi Arabia

9:00am January 27, 2015

by Tamara Keith

The White House is facing uncertainty in the wake of political turmoil in Yemen and political transition in Saudi Arabia.

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Netanyahu Speech To Congress Is High-Risk, High-Reward, Analysts Say

7:50pm January 26, 2015

by Emily Harris

Israelis are watching the latest spat between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the White House — which could worsen his country's global standing, but win him votes in Israel's March elections.

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