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DHS Explosives Division
Agency overview
Formed2003
JurisdictionUnited States
HeadquartersDHS Nebraska Avenue Complex, Washington D.C.
Agency executive
  • Eric Houser, Director
Parent agencyDHS Science and Technology Directorate
WebsiteDHS Explosives Division

The Explosives Division (EXD) is a division of the Science and Technology Directorate of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Within the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, EXD develops technologies needed to detect, interdict, and lessen the effect of non-nuclear explosives used by terrorists against mass transit, civil aviation, and critical infrastructure.[1]

  1. ^ "DHS | Science and Technology Directorate Borders and Maritime Security Division". www.dhs.gov. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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