Science Mobilises To Beat Murder In The Air

SCIENCE MOBILISES TO BEAT MURDER IN THE AIR The problems confronting airport security are basically the same as those involved in the custody of any major in- dustrial complex of national import- ance. These include theft, ranging from petty larcency to bullion robbery, illicit incursion, ranging from unauthorized entry to military takeover, and specifi- cally terrorist attack, either in the air- port or in the air. Combatting these problems calls for ad- equate surveillance by man or machine to discover illegal acts, and the appro- priate detection of illicit devices or materials in sufficient time to apply remedial action. Incidents at airports-such as bullion robbery, the smuggling of drugs, or the discovery of explosives in hand lug- gage-are generally reported in iso- lation. However, to be effective, an air- port system must be comprehensive to cover every aspect of security. For each airport, the security system must first take account of the particular site prob- lems....