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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778743903321

Titolo

Assessment of technologies deployed to improve aviation security . first report [[electronic resource] /] / Panel on Assessment of Technologies Deployed to Improve Aviation Security, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

0-309-17243-8

0-309-51402-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (88 p.)

Collana

Compass series

Disciplina

363.28/76

Soggetti

Airports - Security measures - United States - Evaluation

Aeronautics - Security measures - United States - Evaluation

Terrorism - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-65).

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Grand Architecture; 3 Roles and Responsibilities; 4 Baggage Handling; 5 Blast-Resistant Containers; 6 Bulk Explosives Detection; 7 Trace Explosives Detection; 8 Computer-Assisted Passenger Screening and Positive Passenger-Bag Matching; 9 Human Factors; 10 Evaluation of Architectures; 11 Response to Congress; References; Biographical Sketches of Panel Members