Surface transportation vulnerability assessment : general distribution version

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Ground Transportation Risk Assessment Safety Safety And Security
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• Abstract:
  The United States possesses an effective and efficient surface transportation infrastructure that
  
  promotes both the well-being of its citizens as well as important economic and national security
  
  goals. The level of security afforded this infrastructure is relatively low compared to the security
  
  enhancements recently implemented in the commercial aviation sector. However, there is
  
  sufficient reason to believe that the security levels of the surface transportation modes need to be
  
  raised as the threat level increases and the vulnerabilities of the current infrastructure become
  
  apparent. There are potential threat scenarios where a significant loss of human life or a major
  
  disruption to a key segment of the nation’s transportation infrastructure could occur. Given this
  
  fact, it is essential that well-planned, coordinated actions be taken to reduce the possibility that
  
  such events occur. Such actions should represent a coordinated approach by a partnership of
  
  public and private sector institutions to: identify vulnerabilities and threats; and enhance the
  
  security of key surface transportation infrastructure segments and operations.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:af88fe126ec508f2a8eafa9e34183615d6b9e9d4c0c0964878f28122d9155fcb
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9414/dot_9414_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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