Rand Corporation paper on the "war on terror" including airport security

Doober · Oct 17, 2011

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND_MG1107.pdf

That national attention focused on the anatomy of a private citizen is one small indication of how distracted the country has become in its efforts to ensure air passenger security....

In addition to the growing discontent with this new form of security, there are looming financial constraints. Passenger security is one of the most visible and expensive components of the overall transportation security system. Given the costs associated with the new screening
methods—an estimated $1.2 billion per year in capital, equipment, and operating costs by 2014
10—it is worthwhile to ask three questions:

How has passenger security performed since 9/11? What opportunities and innovations have been missed or not pursued? What steps should the United States be considering?
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N965VJ · Oct 17, 2011

Recognizing the security of flights originating in the United
States and thus returning all passengers to the domestic procedures
that existed before the recent additions would save, at minimum, about
$1.2 billion annually. Additional savings could be achieved by eliminating
the supplemental searches of passengers that now occur as they
board planes and the use of roving teams to test passengers’ beverages
for explosive residue in the secure parts of airports.
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