Homeland Security : Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles.

Examines options for protecting commercial airliners from terrorist attacks using shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles (SAMS). Reviews types of shoulder-fired SAMS, extent of SAM proliferation, and previous civilian aviation encounters with shoulder-fired missiles, identifies potential non-state o...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Military weapons. Terrorism. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines options for protecting commercial airliners from terrorist attacks using shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles (SAMS). Reviews types of shoulder-fired SAMS, extent of SAM proliferation, and previous civilian aviation encounters with shoulder-fired missiles, identifies potential non-state organizations with shoulder-fired SAMS, and examines options for mitigating shoulder-fired missiles threats.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.