Protecting the rails: Congress, DHS turn their attention to guarding ground transportation.
National Defense › Vol. 91 Nbr. 640, March 2007
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HOMELAND SECURITY
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Protecting the rails: Congress, DHS turn their attention to guarding ground transportation.
No one should be surprised if terrorists strike a passenger rail system on U.S. soil.
Industry and government officials have stopped short of saying "it's not a matter of if, but when." But they caution that all the signs are there. Since 9/11, small terrorist cells using relatively low-cost, simple-to-manufacture explosives have struck, London, Madrid and Mumbai, India. "We can see this coming," said William Millar, president of the American Public Transportation Associati...See the full content of this document
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