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Dogs and Robots Are Protecting New York from the Terrorists

Also useful: pagers that page you when they're near radiation, and a bomb suit, appropriately called _the EOD_. Interestingly, the bomb-sniffing dog in the above video doesn't bite or chew when he finds an explosive treat. For obvious reasons, he's...

Also useful: pagers that page you when they’re near radiation, and a bomb suit, appropriately called the EOD. Interestingly, the bomb-sniffing dog in the above video doesn’t bite or chew when he finds an explosive treat. For obvious reasons, he’s trained to sit quietly.

Meanwhile, the Counterterrorism Division builds bombs, World Trade Center bomb trucks, fake bomb-builder sublets, and mock dirty nukes, just to see if they can find them.

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Operation “Green Cloud” targets nasty chlorine, which terrorists do not use for swimming pools.

And the Emergency Service Unit is who the cops call if they need help.

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