Question 4: Aviation Security Today
Airports are among a country’s entry points with this; they are required to have various steps that ensure that the individuals who are at the airport are safe, together with the country as a whole. With well beefed up security at the airport, the unscrupulous individuals planning to sneak contrabands into the country will not only be unable to sneak them in but further deter individuals who had plans to do so, when they see that the other individuals are apprehended and further, prosecuted. This airport security has evolved over the years and in various ways.
Question 6:
In 1970, the first change that was brought about in the airport security system was the improvement in terms of surveillance at the airports. These included research to include machines such as x-ray and metal detectors. In 1972, the FAA came with rules that required that the air carriers to have in place machines that would be used to screen the passengers such as the magnetometer, identification check and the physical search. Later the FAA implemented the use of x-ray scanners in order to be able to effectively identify the threats (Swenson 8).
The x-rays were then developed over the years; changes have been brought about in bettering the way the individuals are screened at the airports including the use of minimal radiation. After 9/11, the security officials try all in their powers in order to improve how they screen the passengers and vehicles that come into the airports.
Question 7:
The airports have been faced with various changes in terms of the threats that face the airports. These threats evolved overtime and these threats included;
In 1970, the major threat to airport security was the prominence of the hijacking incidents in the nation.These included the airline hijackings in 1970, 1972 and 1985.In the late 80’s, a new form of security threat came about where the terrorists snuck bombs into the airline and detonated them be it remotely or suicidal missions. These bombs were used until 2001 when the terrorists used planes to attack the towers. In conclusion, the major threat that has been brought about is the change of the tactics if sneaking the bombs into the planes, from the shoe bombs which couldn’t be detected by some screening devices down to the use of underwear bombs.
Work Cited
Swenson, G., et al. "Airline Passenger Security Screening, New Technologies and Implementation Issues." Committee on Commercial Aviation Security, Panel on Passenger Screening, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council, Publication MAB-482-1, National Academy Press, Washington, DC (1996).
Elias, Bart. Airport Passenger Screening: Background and issues for Congress. New York: Congressional Research Service, 2009.
