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Assessinging the overall threat. >> their job is to think about what could happen? what could be done. you know, how could -- how do you red team, we call it, the terrorists, beat them at their own game. >> reporter: bruce good win heads up defense and national defense here. this national lab tests explosives similar to those used by the underwear bomber. >> it was patn, which was relatively -- >> it's a good explosive in that it's used by the military. it would be interesting to see where that fellow got that material. >> reporter: okay. >> and leave it at that. >> reporter: by fingerprinting...

Scientists can understand how they were made. the blast potential, even who may have put them together. >> making high explosives in your kitchen. we think about that. we've been thinking about that for a very long time and as a result, we can provide advice on certain things that people shouldn't be able to bring on to airplanes even though they look like you're getting ready for mom to make cookies. >> understanding bombs to protect the public. even before printer cartridge bombs were sent from yemen, scientists were working on techniques to detect explosives checked through cargo and able t...