Aviation Terrorism and Security (Political Violence Series No.6)
The recent conviction of Ramzi Ahmed Yousef for plotting what prosecutors called '48 hours of terror in the sky' by conspiring to bomb a dozen US airliners, the increasing number of manportable SAM attacks on aircraft, and the recent crash of a hijacked Ethiopian airliner off the Comoro Islands causing 127 deaths show that aviation confronts a wide range of security threats. This aim of this volume, published ten years after Lockerbie, is to assess the changing threats to aviation security....
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The recent conviction of Ramzi Ahmed Yousef for plotting what prosecutors called '48 hours of terror in the sky' by conspiring to bomb a dozen US airliners, the increasing number of manportable SAM attacks on aircraft, and the recent crash of a hijacked Ethiopian airliner off the Comoro Islands causing 127 deaths show that aviation confronts a wide range of security threats. This aim of this volume, published ten years after Lockerbie, is to assess the changing threats to aviation security. It is a sad fact that despite major efforts by certain states to enhance security much more needs to be done to remedy weaknesses in international aviation security if further Lockerbies are to be prevented.The contributors examine threats and vulnerabilities in the light of recent developments in aviation security and consider the prospects for strengthening the response at national and international levels. The study is of obvious relevance not only to security and academic specialists but Booknews Ten contributions assess terrorist threats to the security of civil aviation; review the effectiveness of some of the major policies and measures introduced at national and international levels to protect civil aviation; and consider the merits of new or neglected approaches to preventing and combatting aviation terrorism. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Introduction1Attacks on Civil Aviation: Trends and Lessons9The Politics of Aviation Terrorism27Aircraft Sabotage50Aviation Security and Terrorism: An Analysis of the Potential Threat to Air Cargo Integrators54The Missile Threat to Civil Aviation70The Role of International Aviation Organisations in Enhancing Security83Aviation Security in the United States101Aviation Security Before and After Lockerbie112A Statement on Behalf of the UK Families Group - Flight 103134Enhancing Global Aviation Security?147Bibliography167Abstracts of Articles169Notes on Contributors173Index175
\ BooknewsTen contributions assess terrorist threats to the security of civil aviation; review the effectiveness of some of the major policies and measures introduced at national and international levels to protect civil aviation; and consider the merits of new or neglected approaches to preventing and combatting aviation terrorism. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
