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Terrorism: An Ounce of Prevention…
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11004 |
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CURRENT ISSUES
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6 / 1986 |
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John Rees
John Rees is vice-president of Mid-Atlantic Research
Associates, which is in Washington, D.C. |
Security procedures at many airports throughout the world have been reviewed and tightened since international terrorist organizations returned two years ago to airline hijackings, bombings, and massacres in airports as methods of gaining the maximum publicity for their cause while undermining public confidence in the governments of the target countries. However, as the airport massacres in Rome and Vienna on December 27, the bombing of TWA Flight 840 on April 2, and the nearly successful smuggling of a bomb aboard an Israeli El Al airliner in London showed, terrorists have become adept at evading airport security precautions.
The bombings of offices and businesses owned by American multinational corporation have prompted considerable increases in corporate security precautions; attacks on American and NATO military facilities during recent months have resulted in heightened security precautions being taken at military bases and NATO-related facilities. But defensive security measured have not ended the threat of terrorism.
Many European and North American security experts are convinced that stringent security measures at airports, military bases, and corporate offices will merely encourage terrorists to select other, easier targets. Of special concern are airline ticket offices, hotels, restaurants, and historical, or cultural sites that attract travelers in Europe and North America.
One should not assume, however, that airport massacres or hijackings are a thing of the past merely because security is tighter. Terrorist groups tend to copy and improve on successful attacks by their comrades. And in terms of access to the media of
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