Target USA Podcast by WTOP

Target USA Podcast by WTOP


Latest Episodes

Target USA –Ep. 221 | COVID-19 Questions Linger
April 22, 2020

Former CIA covert operative Robert Baer says US intelligence still doesn't know exactly where the COVID 19 virus came from. Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, a scholar and epidemiologist from John's Hopkins University says considering the dangerous...

Target USA –Ep. 220 | COVID-19 Suspicion
April 15, 2020

With each passing day, the number of questions about the origin of the COVID-19 virus grows. First we heard it came from a snake, then we heard it came from a bat. So where did it come from? Former CIA officer and Chinese expert Nicholas...

Target USA –Ep. 219 | COVID-19 A New Reality
April 08, 2020

The whole world is waiting for the day that everything goes back to normal after this corona virus scare is in the rear view. Well, that’s not going to happen for a while. But after Russia and China, made grand plays for power during this...

Target USA –Ep. 218 | COVID-19 Playing Catch up
April 01, 2020

The leaders of the White House Coronavirus Task Force say as many as 240 thousand or more people in the US could die from this outbreak. On this episode, we talk with Beth Cameron, PhD, VP of Global Biological Policy and Programs at the...

Target USA --Ep. 217 | COVID-19 Pandemic
March 25, 2020

As the corona virus, known as COVID-19 sweeps the world, Target USA speaks with Robin Simcox, from Britain, Lao Petrilli of Italy and Eeva Eek Pajuste of Estonia to hear how they are impacted, and what the U.S. should expect. We also spoke...

Target USA --Ep. 216 | EXCLUSIVE: Estonia’s President Kersti Kaljulaid
March 19, 2020

In 2007 Estonia was on its knees, the victim of a vicious Russian cyber-attack. Since that time Estonia has risen to its feet, dusted itself off and, in 2020, is now teaching the world how to deal with Russian aggression. Target USA sat...

Target USA --Ep. 215 | EXCLUSIVE: Family of American hostage Tomeu Vadell speaks out
March 11, 2020

Tomeu Vadell has been held in Venezuela -- along with four other Americans and one permanent U.S. resident -- by the government of Venezuela for 2 years and 112 days. In a sometimes emotional interview, Tomeu Vadell's wife Dennysse...

Target USA -- Episode 214 | EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist
March 05, 2020

From coronavirus to Russian aggression, the U.S. military is facing a lot of problems. The No. two official at the Pentagon sat down with Target USA to discuss the challenges and threat the military faces and the solutions.

Target USA – Episode 213 | SPECIAL REPORT | Turmoil in the U.S. Intelligence Community
March 04, 2020

Since the sudden resignation of Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, on February 21, 2020, the U.S. Intelligence Community has struggled to figure out what's next. This short episode provides some background on what happened,...

Target USA -- Episode 212: Disinformation contributes to Dow plunge
February 27, 2020

Something weird happened with the stock market this week: It dropped about 1,800 points in two days. That's not the weird part, though. What's strange is that a software company called Blackbird AI, which uses artificial intelligence...