Threat Status

An edgy and informative look at the biggest U.S. national security and geopolitical issues making headlines right now. Less about hot takes and more about depth, the Threat Status podcast is helmed by veteran Washington Times journalists Ben Wolfgang and Guy Taylor and features regular appearances by insiders with expertise on war, politics and global affairs.

Here's why the Army wants to 3D print drones 06/13/2025

What's driving the Army recruiting surge? 06/06/2025

Here's why U.S. security vetting needs to evolve 05/30/2025

Here's how the US can still help Ukraine beat Russia 05/23/2025

Is the US ready to build the Golden Dome? 05/16/2025

Here's what the future of drone warfare looks like 05/09/2025

Here's the role of US Special Forces in the 21st century 05/02/2025

Here's how AI will transform the federal workforce 04/25/2025

Here's how the Golden Dome will actually work 04/18/2025

Are Chinese troops fighting in Ukraine? 04/11/2025

Inside the mission to build President Trump's 'Golden Dome' 04/04/2025

Why are federal officials using Signal? 03/28/2025

How dangerous is superintelligent AI? 03/21/2025

Rep. Mark Green on AI-driven extremism, U.S.-Russia talks, and the DOGE 'wrecking ball' 03/14/2025

Is Trump's hardball Ukraine strategy working? 03/07/2025

An inside look at why President Trump fired top military officers 02/28/2025

Inside the IDEX 2025 weapons expo 02/21/2025

Does USAID deserve to be saved? 02/14/2025

Is the DOGE a threat to national security? 02/07/2025

Will China beat the U.S. to Mars? 01/31/2025

Will President Trump deploy U.S. troops to Mexico? 01/24/2025

Should Americans fear the "tech-industrial complex?" 01/17/2025

Is America losing the hypersonic weapons race? 01/10/2025

Job No. 1 for Trump: Defending the U.S. homeland 01/03/2025

The TikTok fight reaches its crescendo; and a look at US-China space competition 12/20/2024

Upheaval in Syria, mysterious drones, the space economy, and US-China competition 12/13/2024

How much waste and inefficiency will the DOGE find at the Pentagon? 12/06/2024

Rep. Nancy Mace on whether the government is lying about UFOs 12/01/2024

Is the Biden administration sabotaging Trump on Ukraine policy? 11/22/2024

What do Trump's controversial cabinet picks mean for US foreign policy? And an explosive House hearing on UFOs 11/15/2024