Jonathan Marker

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  Space Based Weapons

  10/28/2011

  One needs only to examine a small chunk of historical evidence of the effects of placing weapons in any medium (sea, air, land, or space), and it is quite easy to arrive at the conclusion that it is not possible to develop a true deterrent.
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  Space Based Weapons

  9/27/2011

  Space based weapons are not true deterrents, and this statement can be made with confidence in spite of the varying degrees of destructive power of individual weapons.
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  Calling for a State-Of-The-Art Approach to Airport Security..

  9/26/2011

  Airport security measures must evolve with advances in security technologies and support to counter security threats in an environment that is constantly in flux.
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  Security Management of Freight Air Carriers

  9/26/2011

  A major gap in airport security has repeatedly come under fire for comparatively lesser security standards than commercial airlines – freight air carriers. Let's take a look.
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  Airport Security Conceptual Design

  9/26/2011

  The biological and machine elements in the airport security system are symbiotic in nature, due to the reliance of each element on the other for insuring reliable operation.
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  Ensuring the Success of the Aviation Transportation Security Plan

  9/25/2011

  A look at the importance of interagency working groups in the Federal government.
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  Landside and Terminal Security System Design Planning from the Aviation Security Perspective

  9/22/2011

  The two primary considerations, from the aviation security perspective, of both landside and terminal security system design planning are system reliability and security.
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  DoD Science & Technology Acquisition Support Analyst

  9/21/2011

  A recounting of my time with the US Department of Defense as a Science & Technology Acquisition Support Analyst.
• Gentle Exit

  7/22/2011

  A haiku focusing on the comfort one gives to a dying loved one.
• Mitigating the IED Threat at Airports

  7/18/2011

  As airport terminals are vulnerable to the threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs), there exists multiple means for mitigating the risks of such devices to airport patrons and personnel.
• Beware of the Calls for 'Drastic Improvements' in Aviation Security

  7/18/2011

  The airport of the future can integrate the most advanced technologies available at the operators' disposal, but what matters more is that the process is streamlined and effective to maximize the systems' utility
• Man Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS)

  6/30/2011

  In the United States, commercial aircraft are woefully equipped to counter the MANPADS threat domestically and internationally, lacking the necessary countermeasures to decrease the likelihood of a missile kill by MANPADS.