LEADER 03872nam  22005894a 450 
001 9910960904103321
005 20251116141022.0
010   $a9780309172639
010   $a0309172632
010   $a9780309514293
010   $a0309514290
035   $a(CKB)110986584752864
035   $a(EBL)3375392
035   $a(SSID)ssj0000177468
035   $a(PQKBManifestationID)11169476
035   $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177468
035   $a(PQKBWorkID)10216537
035   $a(PQKB)10307024
035   $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375392
035   $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3375392
035   $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10038665
035   $a(OCoLC)923256093
035   $a(Perlego)4736415
035   $a(BIP)71598814
035   $a(BIP)6145692
035   $a(EXLCZ)99110986584752864
100   $a20000325d1999      uy         0
101 0 $aeng
135   $aur|n|---|||||
181   $ctxt
182   $cc
183   $acr
200 10$aImproving surface transportation security $ea research and development strategy /$fCommittee on R&D Strategies to Improve Surface Transportation Security ... [et al.], National Research Council
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$dc1999
215   $a1 online resource (95 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311 08$a9780309067768 
311 08$a0309067766 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
327   $a""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Boxes, Figures, and Tables""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction and Background""; ""2 Assessing Vulnerability""; ""3 Establishing a Research and Development Strategy""; ""4 Applying the Methodology: Some Specific Research and Development Topics""; ""5 A Vision of the Future""; ""References""; ""APPENDIX A Background on Systems Theory""; ""APPENDIX B The Likely Course of Development of Chemical and Biological Attacks""; ""Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""
330   $aThe surface transportation system is vital to our nation's economy, defense, and quality of life. Because threats against the system have hitherto been perceived as minor, little attention has been paid to its security. But the world is changing, as highlighted by dramatic incidents such as the terrorist chemical attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995. As a consequence, security concerns are now attracting more attention?appropriately so, for the threat is real, and responding to it is hard. Although the surface transportation system is remarkably resilient, it is also open and decentralized, making a security response challenging. Research and development can contribute to that response in important ways. Some important themes emerge from analysis of this strategy. First, a dual-use approach, in which security objectives are furthered at the same time as other transportation goals, can encourage the implementation of security technologies and processes. Second, modeling could be used more to develop a better understanding of the scope of the security problem. Third, DOT can play an important role in developing and disseminating information about best practices that use existing technologies and processes, including low-technology alternatives. Finally, security should be considered as part of a broader picture, not a wholly new and different problem but one that is similar and closely connected to the transportation community's previous experience in responding to accidents, natural disasters, and hazardous materials.
606   $aTransportation$zUnited States$xSafety measures
615  0$aTransportation$xSafety measures.
676   $a363.12/556
801  0$bMiAaPQ
801  1$bMiAaPQ
801  2$bMiAaPQ
906   $aBOOK
912   $a9910960904103321
996   $aImproving surface transportation security$94364185
997   $aUNINA