National Security

Sen. Marco Rubio Hopes For A Congress 'Whose Work Is Relevant' To Americans

8:37am January 01, 2015

by Steve Inskeep

The Republican party begins 2015 in control of both chambers of Congress. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks with Steve Inskeep about the party's priorities and the possibility of a presidential bid.

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Commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Gen. John Campbell opens the

Ceremony In Afghanistan Officially Ends America's Longest War

4:31pm December 28, 2014

by Scott Neuman

While the conflict, which has claimed the lives of some 3,500 U.S. and NATO troops, is formally ending, 13,500 foreign soldiers will remain in support roles.

Top Somali Extremist Leader Reportedly Surrenders

6:49pm December 27, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Reports vary as to whether al-Shabab's Zakariye Ismail Ahmed Hersi turned himself in or was captured in a raid. The U.S. had placed a $3 million bounty on the leading Islamist extremist.

Former Guantanamo Envoy Says Prison Undermines National Security

11:10am December 27, 2014

The State Department's special envoy responsible for moving detainees out of Guantanamo Bay resigned this week. NPR's Eric Westervelt talks with Cliff Sloan about progress in closing the prison.

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Pyongyang Blames U.S. Amid Reports Of New Internet Outages

10:37am December 27, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Pyongyang has accused President Obama of "reckless words and deeds" and said the U.S. is "playing hide and seek as children with runny noses would."

Military Policy Impedes Research On Traumatic Brain Injuries

4:56pm December 26, 2014

by Quil Lawrence

The U.S. military set up a bank to collect brain tissue samples to better understand battlefield brain injury. But a law that prevents tissue donations from U.S. troops has severely hampered efforts.

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The toxic ingredients of a cyberattack like the one North Korea is accused of unleashing on Sony Pictures are available in underground markets.

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Sony Hack Highlights The Global Underground Market For Malware

2:12pm December 26, 2014

by Steve Henn

The software used in the Sony data breach is available on the underground market. This makes it easier for criminals to execute an attack but harder to identify the perpetrators.

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U.S. Strikes Have Killed 1,100 ISIS Fighters And Cost $1 Billion

5:15pm December 24, 2014

by Martha Ann Overland

Spending exceeds $8 million per day. Operation Inherent Resolve, as the U.S.-led operation against the Islamic State is known, is getting its own inspector general to oversee government costs.

Lengthy, Widespread Internet Outage Reported In North Korea

8:54am December 23, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

It comes days after President Obama pledged a "proportional response" to the communist country's alleged hacking of Sony Pictures. It's unclear what caused the outage.

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Was Sony Pictures Hack 'Cyber Vandalism' Or Something More?

5:50pm December 22, 2014

President Obama to called the Sony Pictures hack as an act of "cyber vandalism." Robert Siegel talks to Alan Friedman, co-author of the book, Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know, about that decision.

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