The terrorist threat in the U.S. has many faces: anti-government extremists, violent white supremacists, homegrown jihadists, and a long list of others. To respond, national security researchers and practitioners need a thorough and current understanding of one weapon that unites them all: The improvised explosive device (IED).
The National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE) has published new research that aims to give them just that. In a new report, Research Challenges in Combating Terrorist Use of Explosives in the United States, NCITE outlines the current terrorist IED threat environment and identifies key priorities for explosives experts – in government, industry, and academia – for preventing and disrupting future attacks.
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Source: University of Nebraska
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