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This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of airport security. Guarding against MANPAD threats is emphasized. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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ports, and on board aircraft in question. For instance, regulating access to ports through tightened security measures and access control is a major effort undertaken by the Department of Homeland
Security to fight airline terrorism. Arming pilots and flying armed Air Marshals and law enforcement officers is a key response mechanism designed to subvert any terrorists who might make it
on board in spite of stringent access security. However, a more recent concern has evolved related to the use of MANPADS, or "Man-Portable Air Defense Systems", such as shoulder-mounted missile
launchers, which terrorists could potential utilize in order to disable or hijack aircraft in an atypical fashion, or even from a distance (Bolkcom, 2006). Because of the atypical nature of
such a threat, new response efforts are required. There are two main foci of the effort to initiate an effective response to the MANPADS threat. The first is technological, and
involves the establishment of an infrared countermeasure system which could jam missile guidance systems as a means of diverting incoming missiles from aircraft. The second is procedural, and involves security
"improvements such as specific flight crew training, altering airtraffic procedures to minimize exposure to the threat, and improved security near airports" (Bolkcom, 2006). Each type of response has its
own positive and negative aspects. For instance, an infrared defense system is a rather certain way to subvert missiles from exploding on or near aircraft, with the exception of missiles
fired from within an aircraft (assuming the extremely unlikely scenario of a missile firing system ever being smuggled onto a plane). However, the cost associated with such measures may well
be prohibitive. From 2004 onwards, the Department of Homeland Security has devoted from 60 to 110 million dollars yearly to investigate the potential costs and benefits of installing these systems
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