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DHS will lose a key tool to fight illicit WMD if Congress doesn’t act by December

Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office Mary Ellen Callahan spoke with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green about the importance of the department’s work to combat chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.


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The Hunt: Houthis kill two commercial sailors

A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden killed two of its crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel Wednesday. On this week's edition of "The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green," Fred Burton, executive director of Protective Intelligence at ONTIC, says this could lead to an escalation of the conflict in the region.
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