Former U.K. counterterrorism official discusses alleged terror plot near air base

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published September 29, 2026 at 6:42 AM EDT

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Nick Aldworth, a former U.K. counterterrorism national coordinator, about the investigation into a suspected bomb plot near U.S. operations at an air base in England.

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Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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