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Screening also intercepts between three and nine explosive or incendiary
devices each year. Finally, it is the assessment of U.S. and foreign authorities that
the threat to civil aviation from terrorists is on the rise. FEDERAL REGULATION
OF ...
Screening also intercepts between three and nine explosive or incendiary
devices each year. Finally, it is the assessment of U.S. and foreign authorities that
the threat to civil aviation from terrorists is on the rise. FEDERAL REGULATION
OF ...
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Thermal neutron activation (TNA) is a technique whereby baggage passes
through a device that irradiates the baggage with neutrons, a computer analyses
the "signature" return of chemical compounds in the baggage and signals the ...
Thermal neutron activation (TNA) is a technique whereby baggage passes
through a device that irradiates the baggage with neutrons, a computer analyses
the "signature" return of chemical compounds in the baggage and signals the ...
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This bill would amend the Federal Aviation Act to require that each air carrier
airport's law enforcement presence and capability include dogs to be used to
detect plastic explosives and other devices or materials which may be used in
aircraft ...
This bill would amend the Federal Aviation Act to require that each air carrier
airport's law enforcement presence and capability include dogs to be used to
detect plastic explosives and other devices or materials which may be used in
aircraft ...
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For example, much work has been done on improved explosion detection
devices, and these devices have a proven track record. Yet their implementation
has been delayed by turf battles. The FAA, the airlines and the airports have
argued ...
For example, much work has been done on improved explosion detection
devices, and these devices have a proven track record. Yet their implementation
has been delayed by turf battles. The FAA, the airlines and the airports have
argued ...
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Their weapon of choice of pliable, odorless substance which is twice as powerful
as TNT and is virtually invisible to conventional security devices. It can be hidden
in a briefcase or a small cassette recorder, as we have recently seen.
Their weapon of choice of pliable, odorless substance which is twice as powerful
as TNT and is virtually invisible to conventional security devices. It can be hidden
in a briefcase or a small cassette recorder, as we have recently seen.
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| Title | Aviation Security: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, March 21, 1989 and April 25, 1989, H.R. 1659 .... |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Aviation |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989 |
| Original from | University of California, Berkeley |
| Digitized | 15 Apr 2019 |
| Length | 419 pages |
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