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High-powered water that would disrupt a bomb. >> reporter: times square is of particular concern because millions of people come here every year, and in 2010, it was the target of a failed car bomb attempt. the nypd has stressed video surveillance here but it's also put counterterrorism resources into things you can't see. 1,000 officers working counterterrorism. the unit actively monitoring for potential terrorists. >> the lead may come in from another law enforcement or intelligence agency so it might come from some other part of the country or somewhere around the world. >> reporter: mitch ...

Would come in. they would try to x-ray it and if there was still no final determination, they may use a disrupter to -- you know, high-powered water that would disrupt a bomb. >> reporter: times square is of particular concern because millions of people come here every year, and in 2010, it was the target of a failed car bomb attempt. the nypd has stressed video surveillance here but it's also put counterterrorism resources into things you can't see. 1,000 officers working counterterrorism. the unit actively monitoring for potential terrorists. >> the lead may come in from another law enforcem...

>> the lead may come in from another law enforcement or intelligence agency so it might come from some other part of the country or somewhere around the world. >> reporter: mitch silver is the former head of the nypd's counterterrorism intelligence unit. in 2007, he wrote a report about the threat of home-grown terrorists, citing the biggest threat coming from ordinary citizens who become radicalized in the west, specifically muslims. it generated controversy. the nypd has also come under criticism for monitoring muslims but the department insists everything done is within a legal framework. s...