Expert: Boston bombings a tragic cost to having open society

The investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings has opened up the discussion about what intelligence agencies can and cannot do to prevent terrorist attacks and defend against their threat.

Host Carmen Russell-Sluchansky spoke with Aaron Mannes, a researcher at University of Maryland’s Lab for Computational Cultural Dynamics specializing in international security, to discuss national security in the wake of the bombings.

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About Carmen Munir Russell-Sluchansky 360 Articles
Carmen is a multimedia journalist based in Washington, DC whose work has appeared in a variety of outlets including National Geographic, NBC News, the BBC, Asia! Magazine, The China Post, Chicago Tribune and Orlando Sentinel.