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原文传递 Shoulder Launched Missiles (A.K.A. MANPADS): The Ominous Threat to Commercial Aviation

题名：	Shoulder Launched Missiles (A.K.A. MANPADS): The Ominous Threat to Commercial Aviation
作者：	Whitmire, James C.;
关键词：	TERRORISTSZTERRORISTSZ, COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFTZCOMMERCIAL AIRCRAFTZ, THREATSZTHREATSZ, VULNERABILITYZVULNERABILITYZ, SURFACE TO AIR MISSILESZSURFACE TO AIR MISSILESZ, HOMELAND SECURITYZHOMELAND SECURITYZ, SHOULDER LAUNCHED WEAPONSZSHOULDER LAUNCHED WEAPONSZ, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTZUNITED STATES GOVERNMENTZ, COMMERCIAL AVIATIONZCOMMERCIAL AVIATIONZ, LETHALITYZLETHALITYZ, TERRORISMZTERRORISMZ, RISK MANAGEMENTZRISK MANAGEMENTZ, REACTION(PSYCHOLOGY)ZREACTION(PSYCHOLOGY)Z, PUBLIC SAFETYZPUBLIC SAFETYZ, COUNTERMEASURESZCOUNTERMEASURESZ, PREVENTIONZPREVENTIONZ, PROTECTIONZPROTECTIONZ, AVAILABILITYZAVAILABILITYZ, ATTACKZATTACKZ, INTERDICTIONZINTERDICTIONZ, STRATEGYZSTRATEGYZ, ECONOMIC IMPACTZECONOMIC IMPACTZ
摘要：	The United States faces a multitude of security challenges in today's post-September 11, 2001, era. One glaring threat to the nation's economic well-being and public safety is the commercial aviation industry's vulnerability to shoulder-launched missiles, also known as MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems). This industry sustains the flow of goods and services in today's globally connected economy and is critical to the American way of life. Currently, 27 terrorist groups, including Al Qaeda, have confirmed or reported possession of MANPADS. Since 1994, there have been 10 high-profile attempts to target commercial aircraft, with four being shot down. Furthermore, MANPADS fit Al Qaeda's mode of operation perfectly and are relatively easy to use, convenient to transport, widely available, inexpensive, and lethal. This capability coupled with Al Qaeda's direction from its leader, Osama bin Laden, "to kill Americans and their allies -- civilians and military," is a potentially catastrophic combination. With the means and motive to inflict harm in place, and its propensity to favor economic, symbolic, and mass casualty targets, all that remains is opportunity. It is
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