Was That Odd Package a Bomb? Or a Sandwich?
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › March 23, 2004
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The Madrid abomination has reignited serious discussion about the vulnerability of the rails. By their very nature, trains aren't easy to defend.
The sheer numbers of passengers make close scrutiny difficult. Commuter trains and subways run all day long. Compared with airplanes, all trains are locals. Along the Pascack Valley Line, a rider can board at any of 20 stations and get off at any of 19. The situation is similar for riders on PATH and the New York subways.See the full content of this document
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Was That Odd Package a Bomb? Or a Sandwich?
This makes perfect security - if there were such a thing as perfect security - difficult and expensive.
In the days since March 11, when 202 Spanish commuters were killed and another 1,500 injured, I was re...See the full content of this document
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