{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "explosive-detection",
  "title": "Explosive Detection",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/explosive-detection/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/explosive-detection.json",
  "summary": "Increased interest in explosive detection methods and deployments (K-9 units, tech derived from post-9/11 detection research).",
  "why_now": "Recent press about new K-9 introductions and explicit reporting that connects bomb-detection research to other devices created a clustered storyset that triggered the search spike.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Multiple articles about K-9 explosives detection training and new K-9 introductions (af.mil; Rexburg Standard Journal) - Coverage linking bomb-detection technologies to other detection tech development (Marijuana Moment: breathalyzer development boosted by post-9/11 tech)",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Technology / Infrastructure Signal",
  "collected_at": "Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:40:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Technology / Infrastructure Signal",
  "score": 72.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "K-9 Explosives Detection Training - af.mil",
    "Federal Agency Explains How Marijuana Breathalyzer Development Was Boosted By Post-9/11 Bomb Detection Technology - Marijuana Moment"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "K-9 Explosives Detection Training - af.mil",
      "source": "af.mil",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMidEFVX3lxTFBBNENKXzU0WE5nTFJ4X3otbS1LMVJ2dkxaTzA2ZWxhN09TcGN5T20yd21lN0YxOGVnWFdPRW9EUV96WlBlNUE1OGwzZmViVDZzZlZubWF4U19zdzQ2TUhEaWZVcU5KQ3NwaG9sRGhWMU5Tc1JS?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202609290702_signal_Quality-1-explosive-detection",
    "batch_id": "202609290702",
    "input_files": {
      "Quality": "202609290702_signal_Quality.txt",
      "Musk": "202609290702_signal_Musk.txt",
      "Kurzweil": "202609290658_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202609290657_signal_Jobs.txt",
      "Buffett": "202609290655_signal_Buffett.txt",
      "Bezos": "202609290655_signal_Bezos.txt"
    }
  }
}