National Security /tags/national-security National Security en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:08:24 GMT Ex-NSA worker from Colorado Springs charged with trying to sell U.S. secrets /news/2022-09-30/ex-nsa-worker-from-colorado-springs-charged-with-trying-to-sell-u-s-secrets The Justice Department says 30-year-old Jareh Sebastian Dalke of Colorado Springs was arrested Wednesday after allegedly passing information to an undercover FBI agent he believed was a representative of an unnamed foreign government. Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:08:24 GMT /news/2022-09-30/ex-nsa-worker-from-colorado-springs-charged-with-trying-to-sell-u-s-secrets Associated Press Arctic Warning: As Sea Ice Melts, Threats To National Security Heat Up /news/2019-06-04/arctic-warning-as-sea-ice-melts-threats-to-national-security-heat-up Inside a small building surrounded by a gate on a military base in Anchorage, Alaska, sits one of North America's most important first lines of… Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:33:04 GMT /news/2019-06-04/arctic-warning-as-sea-ice-melts-threats-to-national-security-heat-up Michael de Yoanna The U.S. Pledges A Harder Line In Cyberspace — And Drops Some Hints /npr-news/2019-03-26/the-u-s-pledges-a-harder-line-in-cyberspace-and-drops-some-hints Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of the secretive National Security Agency and Cyber Command, is promising more aggressive cybermeasures against rivals. And he's talking about it — at least a little. Tue, 26 Mar 2019 11:19:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-26/the-u-s-pledges-a-harder-line-in-cyberspace-and-drops-some-hints Greg Myre Former Defense Leaders Warn White House It's 'Dangerous' To Downplay Climate Change /npr-news/2019-03-05/former-defense-leaders-warn-white-house-its-dangerous-to-downplay-climate-change Generals, admirals, former national security officials, and scientists have signed a letter to the president warning that climate change is a threat to national security. Wed, 06 Mar 2019 01:37:29 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-05/former-defense-leaders-warn-white-house-its-dangerous-to-downplay-climate-change Dalia Mortada Obama On Iran Deal: 'Attitudes Will Change' /npr-news/2015-08-11/obama-on-iran-deal-attitudes-will-change In an interview with NPR, President Obama said once people see the nuclear deal in action, they will "recognize that whatever parade of horribles was presented in opposition have not come true." Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2015-08-11/obama-on-iran-deal-attitudes-will-change NPR Staff Obama Considers Widening Strikes Against Islamic State Militants /npr-news/2014-08-26/obama-considers-widening-strikes-against-islamic-state-militants The president has approved surveillance flights over Syria to search for targets for possible airstrikes. But critics of the administration say that may not be enough. Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:04:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-08-26/obama-considers-widening-strikes-against-islamic-state-militants Mara Liasson Glenn Greenwald: NSA Believes It Should Be Able To Monitor All Communication /npr-news/2014-05-11/glenn-greenwald-nsa-believes-it-should-be-able-to-monitor-all-communication The journalist, who received a cache of highly classified documents, says no one disputes that the security agency should be reading emails from al-Qaida, but the system has become too powerful. Mon, 12 May 2014 04:03:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-05-11/glenn-greenwald-nsa-believes-it-should-be-able-to-monitor-all-communication Eyder Peralta Army Vs. National Guard: Who Gets Those Apache Helicopters? /npr-news/2014-04-22/army-vs-national-guard-who-gets-those-apache-helicopters The Army plans to take all Apache attack helicopters from the National Guard. The Guard says that's an insult, but Army leaders say it's not personal — it's just about saving money. Tue, 22 Apr 2014 19:30:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-04-22/army-vs-national-guard-who-gets-those-apache-helicopters Tom Bowman So You Think You're Smarter Than A CIA Agent /npr-news/2014-04-02/so-you-think-youre-smarter-than-a-cia-agent When 3,000 average citizens were asked to forecast global events, some consistently made predictions that turned out to be more accurate than those made with classified intelligence. Wed, 02 Apr 2014 07:55:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-04-02/so-you-think-youre-smarter-than-a-cia-agent Alix Spiegel Colo. Man Files First Challenge To Surveillance Law /npr-news/2014-01-29/colo-man-files-first-challenge-to-surveillance-law The suit is the first direct challenge to the FISA Amendments Act, the statute the government relies on to collect international communications in bulk. Wed, 29 Jan 2014 22:58:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-01-29/colo-man-files-first-challenge-to-surveillance-law Eyder Peralta