Improving Surface Transportation Security
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Materials Advisory Board, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Transportation Research Board, Committee on R&D Strategies to Improve Surface Transportation SecurityThe 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 attr...
The 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 attr...
