National Security

Critics: Belgian Plan To Deradicalize Prisons Will Create More Terrorists

6:08am April 04, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

The plan would segregate inmates deemed to be radical. Critics say such a move would not create the specter of prisons just for Muslims, but also could end up radicalizing inmates even more.

Queue Listen Now

National

One Way To Fight ISIS? Target The Group's Wallet

6:12pm April 03, 2016

ISIS needs cash to pay its fighters and pull off its attacks. Daniel Glaser, assistant secretary for terrorist financing at the Treasury Department, discusses efforts to thwart the Islamic State.

Queue Listen Now

National

The Warning Signs Of Radicalization: A Parent's Guide

5:21pm April 02, 2016

Christianne Boudreau, co-founder of Moms For Life, an international family support group, talks about warning signs of radicalization by terrorist groups that parents should be aware of.

National

Cheerleader, Honor Student, Terrorist? Inside A Strange Case In Mississippi

5:18pm April 02, 2016

Earlier this week, Jaelyn Young pleaded guilty to charges she and her friend planned to help a terrorist organization in Mississippi. NPR gets the latest from The Clarion-Ledger reporter Therese Apel.

Assessing The Legacy Of The Nuclear Security Summit

5:10pm April 02, 2016

State Department Undersecretary Rose Gottemoeller offers the Obama administration's take on the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C.

National

After Apple Case, Encryption Vs. National Security Dilemma Has Just Begun

8:15am April 02, 2016

by Scott Horsley

NPR's Scott Simon asks Rep. Ted Lieu about his bill to look at something pressing and still unresolved, despite the week's news: encryption and security.

Obama Wraps Up Final Nuclear Security Summit In Washington, D.C.

9:29pm April 01, 2016

by Scott Horsley

President Obama took questions from reporters at the end of his last nuclear security summit Friday, including his reaction to controversial comments by Donald Trump about nuclear weapons.

Queue Listen Now

National

CIA Leaves Explosives On Virginia School Bus After Training Exercise

6:57pm April 01, 2016

by Phil Ewing

The CIA and sheriff's deputies in Loudoun County, Va., accidentally left some explosives in the engine of a school bus, the agency acknowledged. The bus carried kids for two days before mechanics discovered it was still there, but officials say the students were never in any danger. The CIA and local law enforcement have suspended the training program in which working dogs try to sniff out bombs.

Queue Listen Now

Obama Addresses World Leaders At Final Nuclear Security Summit

4:23pm April 01, 2016

by Scott Horsley

President Obama has hosted his last summit aimed at grappling with the dangers of loose nukes. NPR takes a look at what has been accomplished at these summits and what work still needs to be done.

The CIA 'Inadvertently Left' Explosive Material In School Bus After K-9 Drill

2:41pm April 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The bus then remained in service for two days after the training exercise, transporting students to a high school and two elementary schools in Virginia, before the material was found.