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Scott Sweetow

Scott Sweetow

Scott Sweetow is a retired ATF senior executive and a former US Army cavalry scout whose last assignment was as a 98G (Russian) with the 297th MI Co. (ABN, CEWI, SF). In his last assignment with ATF, Mr. Sweetow spent 4 years as the Deputy Director and Acting Director of the FBI’s Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC). Find him on Twitter @S3G_Consulting and 0n LinkedIn

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FBI agents investigate the aftermath of the New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street, where Shamsud-Din Jabbar launched a devastating assault, leaving 14 dead and raising national security concerns. Image Credit: Fox 9 News

Former ATF Agent and Counterterrorism Explosives Expert Breaks Down Bombs Placed By Radicalized Former Soldier in New Orleans Attack

World Jan 12
An explosive attack targeting Hezbollah, where digital pagers were rigged to detonate, leaves a trail of destruction and raises questions about advanced sabotage tactics.

Former ATF Agent and Counterterrorism Explosives Expert Breaks Down Hezbollah’s Exploding Electronics

Expert Analysis Sep 29
A booby trapped AK-47 magazine.

Exploding Booby-Trapped Devices Are Not New. Here Is How the Russians Make Explosive AK-47 Magazines

Featured Sep 19
An AK-47 with a bump stock.

Former ATF Intelligence Officer Explains the Recent Bump Stock Ruling

Expert Analysis Jun 23
The aftermath of the tragic events of February 14th in Kansas City.

Expert Analysis: Former ATF Intelligence Officer Unravels the Recent Kansas City Shooting

News Feb 29
Robert Card is shown here at the bowling alley with the murder weapon. Photo courtesy of the Androscoggin County Sheriffs Office

Expert Analysis: Former ATF Intelligence Officer Unravels the Robert Card Shooting Spree

Expert Analysis Nov 04
Workmen repair a substation in Tacoma Washington following a Christmas Day attack. Photo by Ken Lambert

Who Keeps Attacking Electrical Substations? A Former Federal Agent Looks at Domestic Terrorism in the US

Expert Analysis Oct 25
A pile of Russian TM-62M landmines by Twitter user @kms_d4k

Ukraine is Becoming the World’s Largest Minefield

Expert Analysis Feb 22
Exclusive: An Insurgency In Ukraine Is Growing, Says a Former FBI Acting Deputy Director and IED Expert

Exclusive: An Insurgency In Ukraine Is Growing, Says a Former FBI Acting Deputy Director and IED Expert

Featured Apr 24