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Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (IED)

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Explosives Threat Assessment

Being at the forefront of explosive detection and mitigation research and development helps us create new approaches to help protect American citizens and infrastructure.

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S&T HEIDM Program Fact Sheet

One of the Department of Homeland Security’s top priorities is the development and improvement of homemade explosives detection technologies. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate assists the Transportation Security Administration in determining the smallest amounts of homemade explosives materials that screening technologies can possibly detect.

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Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)

DHS works to enhance the nation’s counter-IED capabilities and reduce the threat of explosive attacks against critical infrastructure.