Topic: Ntas

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announces a new "intermediate level" for the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS). Johnson explicitly mentions that the government communicates threats through "news leaks" and "anonymous sources." The hosts are shocked by this admission of using propaganda to maintain public anxiety. Johnson also warns of "self-radicalized actors" who could strike without notice.

Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the replacement of the color-coded terror alert system with the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS). The new system will provide "specific, credible" alerts that automatically expire after two weeks unless renewed. Napolitano emphasized that the "perpetual orange" state of the past decade is being retired in favor of more detailed, unclassified summaries for the "citizenry."