TEDAC- Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center by Zachary Leslie

What happens when a bomb goes off?

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When a bomb goes off, it leaves clues behind such as: DNA, fingerprints, and other materials that can help identify bombers.

Location

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Created in 2003 and located in Huntsville, Alabama.

TEDAC

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A multi-agency center, within the FBI, that coordinates bomb-related evidence and intelligence collected for the U.S. government. TEDAC's expects analyze bombs. They also support law enforcement, the intelligence community, military, border protection, and science and technology partners.

Directly Supports

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-bombing crime scene investigations.

-searching bomb factories and safe houses

-deploying to major bombings, worldwide.

-provide expertise at major bomb sites.

-training FBI and law enforcement personnel.

-provides expert witness testimony in court.

Analysis

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Experts analyze every piece of evidence they receive from a bomb scene by looking at:

-chemicals

-DNA

-electronic data

-latent fingerprints

-toolmarks

-trace evidence.

Intelligence

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TEDAC's intelligence Unit is composed of analysts from the FBI, Department of Defense, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,

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Intelligence Data

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-tying current and part bombings via bomb markers.

-link explosives from separate incidents.

-learn how a device was created.

share critical information with those who need it worldwide.

-predict the nature of possible future attacks.

develop countermeasures or new detection techniques to address security and intelligence gaps.

Partnerships

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TEDAC personnel:

-train partners on crime scenes and terrorism investigations.

-assist international agencies.

-share fingerprinting images and biometric information.

-create and characterize explosives to understand their hazards and learn the best methods to protect lives.

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Summary`

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TEDAC, Terrorist Explosives Device Analytical Center is an organization within the FBI, established in 2003 whose primary mission is to receive, analyze, and exploit improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that are used or intended for use by terrorists against the U.S. or U.S. interest. Their primary effort is to eradicate the IED threat.