Securing America's passenger-rail systems

U.S. communities depend on reliable, safe, and secure rail systems. Each weekday, more than 12 million passengers take to U.S. railways. This book explains a framework for security planners and policymakers to guide cost-effective rail-security planning, specifically for the risk of terrorism. Risk...

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Main Author: Wilson, Jeremy M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND Corp. 2007, 2007
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:U.S. communities depend on reliable, safe, and secure rail systems. Each weekday, more than 12 million passengers take to U.S. railways. This book explains a framework for security planners and policymakers to guide cost-effective rail-security planning, specifically for the risk of terrorism. Risk is a function of threat, vulnerability, and consequences. This book focuses on addressing vulnerabilities and limiting consequences
Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Physical Description:xx, 122 pages illustrations (chiefly color)
ISBN:9781281430250
9786611430252
9780833041173
6611430253
0833041177
1281430250