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Stopping IEDs: DHS Tools and Resources for Law Enforcement

By William Flynn, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C.Editor?s Note: William Flynn became Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection on November 1, 2010.

IMGXYZ3590IMGZYXIMGXYZ3589IMGZYX mprovised explosive devices (IEDs) continue to be the weapon of choice for terrorists seeking to inflict casualties and damage. The National Counterterrorism Center identified more than 4,000 terrorist bombings worldwide in 2009.1 Closer to home, the failed attempts by Faisal Shahzad in New York City’s Times Square and Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab aboard Northwest Airlines … Continue reading Stopping IEDs: DHS Tools and Resources for Law Enforcement

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