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Book Review: Transportation Systems Security

This book, Transportation Systems Security by by Allan McDougall and Robert Radvanovsky is not what I thought it would be, but it’s not the books fault, I have to admit that much. It’s the classic misunderstanding of the difference of the terms “safety” and “security”.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
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BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
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REPORTS and WHITEPAPERS
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