PBS NewsHour

Inside the high-tech hunt for terrorists

Clip: 09/06/2016 | 8m 43s

Take a look at the room 9/11 built: The operations center at the National Counterterrorism Center aggregates data in hopes that analysts will be able to predict the next terrorist attack. With the advent of “social media intelligence,” answers are everywhere, but the challenge is piecing them together. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports.

Aired: 09/06/16

Rating: NR

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