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X-Ray Scanning Rover Fact Sheet

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Improvised explosive devices (IED) pose a great danger to the bomb technicians charged with disarming them. To counter this threat, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is developing and testing equally sophisticated diagnostic tools so responders can quickly determine whether suspicious objects contain explosives without putting their own (and bystanders’) lives at risk.

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Last Updated: 12/26/2023
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