Near-Term Options for Improving Security at Los Angeles International Airport
ResearchPublished Sep 23, 2004
Commissioned by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), this study examines near-term options for reducing the terrorist threat to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The key to implementing a successful strategy of deterrence is to understand and reduce LAX’s vulnerabilities. The authors analyze a wide range of possible terrorist actions and assess LAX’s level of vulnerability. They then examine possible alternative courses of action LAX can take to reduce these vulnerabilities.
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- Year: 2004
- Paperback Pages: 59
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/DB468-1
- Document Number: DB-468-1-LAWA
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Stevens, Donald, Terry L. Schell, Thomas Hamilton, Richard Mesic, Michael Scott Brown, Edward W. Chan, Mel Eisman, Eric V. Larson, Marvin Schaffer, Bruce Newsome, John Gibson, and Elwyn Harris, Near-Term Options for Improving Security at Los Angeles International Airport, RAND Corporation, DB-468-1-LAWA, 2004. As of September 10, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB468-1.html
Stevens, Donald, Terry L. Schell, Thomas Hamilton, Richard Mesic, Michael Scott Brown, Edward W. Chan, Mel Eisman, Eric V. Larson, Marvin Schaffer, Bruce Newsome, John Gibson, and Elwyn Harris, Near-Term Options for Improving Security at Los Angeles International Airport. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2004. https://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB468-1.html.
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