U.S. Secret Service faces new challenge protecting world leaders at UN General Assembly [Video]

UNITED NATIONS –

Below United Nations headquarters, a state-of-the-art security post dubbed the “Brain Center” hums with activity on the eve of next week’s high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly. The annual diplomatic pilgrimage is bringing more than 140 world leaders to New York City, including the leaders of Israel, the Palestinians and Ukraine.

Keeping them safe is the U.S. Secret Service’s next big challenge.

The agency, under a cloud after a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, is confident in its multi-layer, multi-agency plan to protect the UN General Assembly, which is deemed a Super Bowl-level National Special Security Event.

The plan — developed with New York City police and the UN Security and Safety Service, among other agencies — includes not just motorcades and protective details, but NYPD helicopters and patrol boats, a dozen UN security K-9 teams sweeping for explosives, road closures and traffic diversions. The U.S. …