National Security

Trump Confronts Major Choice On How To Proceed In Afghanistan

4:42pm August 21, 2017

by Tom Bowman

President Trump addresses the nation Monday night on "the way forward" in Afghanistan. NPR looks at the range of options available to the president and the situation on the ground.

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Past Presidents Used Prime Time Addresses To Outline Afghanistan Strategy

4:42pm August 21, 2017

As President Trump prepares to deliver an address Monday night on his strategy for the war in Afghanistan, NPR looks back on previous presidential addresses to the nation regarding this war.

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Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus Describes Trump's Options In Afghanistan

4:42pm August 21, 2017

President Trump will give a speech Monday night on Afghanistan. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to David Petraeus, a retired U.S. Army general and former commander of troops in Afghanistan, about the state of the war in Afghanistan.

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Damage to the port side is visible as the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain steers toward Changi naval base in Singapore following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC on Monday.

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Search For 10 Missing Launched Off Singapore After U.S. Destroyer, Tanker Collide

3:38pm August 21, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The Navy says the guided missile destroyer sustained "significant damage" in the collision east of the Strait of Malacca, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.

South Korean soldiers participate in an anti-terror and anti-chemical terror exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise last year.

Fresh Threats From Pyongyang As Joint Military Exercise Begins

5:35am August 21, 2017

by Elise Hu

The annual drill between U.S. and South Korean troops comes in the wake of a bitter back-and-forth between North Korea and President Trump.

Russian Bots Tweeting Calls To Fire McMaster, Former FBI Agent Says

7:59am August 20, 2017

An online tracker developed by former FBI agent Clint Watts has identified Russian bots as responsible for many tweets urging the firing of National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster.

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Why Are Terrorist Groups Using Low-Tech Tactics To Carry Out Attacks?

11:16pm August 18, 2017

by Greg Myre

ISIS terror attacks are increasingly low-tech — rather than firearms and explosives the weapons of choice are knives and vehicles. What could these choices say about the organization?

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ICE Has Arrested More Than 400 In Operation Targeting Parents Who Pay Smugglers

8:27pm August 18, 2017

by John Burnett

The domestic phase of ICE's controversial Human Smuggling Disruption Initiative concluded on Friday, the agency told NPR.

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Trump's National Security Team Meets To Discuss Way Forward In Afghanistan

8:03pm August 18, 2017

by Mary Louise Kelly

President Trump's national security team has been trying — and failing — for months to come up with a new plan for Afghanistan. On Friday, they will meet again at Camp David to plot a way forward in the longest war in U.S. history. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says all options are on the table. What are they, and what's the country's goal at this point?

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Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., plans to "divulge more of what he found directly to President Trump," he said in a statement.

3 Questions About A Pro-Russia Congressman's Meeting With Julian Assange

12:12pm August 18, 2017

by Ryan Lucas

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., met in London with Julian Assange — and has a secret message from Assange for President Trump.