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Safeguarding America's Dangerous Cargoes: Transportation Security

This presentation explores the increase in threats to transportation and the vulnerabilities of various modes of transportation. The recommendations aim to protect against potential terrorist attacks on dangerous cargoes. Presented by Ed Badolato, Vice President for Homeland Security at The Shaw Group.

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Safeguarding America's Dangerous Cargoes: Transportation Security

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  1. Transportation Security: “Safeguarding the Shipment of America's Most Dangerous Cargoes against Terrorist Attack” Ed Badolato Vice President for Homeland Security The Shaw Group 19th Annual NDIA Security Symposium and Exhibition - "Opportunities for Innovation & New Technologies" June 16-19 Reston, VA

  2. Presentation Outline • Why the increase in threats • Transportation Vulnerabilities • Recommendations

  3. Why the Increase in Potential Terrorist Threats to Transportation? • Years of Security as an overhead cost • Supports international terrorist operations • Low risk, high payoff targets • Catastrophic casualties • Economic destabilization

  4. Osama bin Laden’s Targeting Philosophy “Inflict maximum damage to human, economic and physical infrastructures” “Attack symbolic, high prestige, economic, and strategic targets”

  5. TRANSPORTATION VULNERABILITIES: • Shipment of petroleum products • Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) • Tanker operations/terminals • Truck/Rail

  6. Shipment of petroleum products • Seagoing Tankers • Barges • Rail • Truck • Pipelines

  7. Tanker operations/terminals

  8. Maritime Surveillance

  9. BARGES

  10. Staten Island Fuel Storage Fire

  11. PROTECTING PORTS & HARBORS AGAINST INTRODUCTION OF WMD In Cargoes: --Customs --USCG --FBI --Border Patrol --Port Operators

  12. Responding to the Container Threat:Changing the way we use technology

  13. Liquid Natural Gas (LNG)

  14. PIPELINES

  15. PIPELINE SECURITY • SCADA protection • Over flights—armed, unarmed, unmanned • Ground patrols • Pumping station protection • Design and construction

  16. The US has 3,000 Oil & Gas Rigs

  17. CHEMICAL SHIPMENTS: 15,000 plants in the US

  18. Chemical Industry and Transportation Security • Interoperability with: • Energy • Agriculture • Paper • Mining • Manufacturing • Medicine

  19. TANK CARS ON SIDING

  20. SHIPMENT OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS

  21. DIRTY BOMB Material:US Born Latino Becomes Islamic Terrorist • Abdullah al Muhajir a.k.a. Jose Padilla • Picked up in Chicago returning from Pak • al Qaeda links • “From a Latin King to a Knight of the Prophet”

  22. RAIL: 120,000 Miles of Major Railroads

  23. Key Rail Choke Points

  24. Rail/Truck Loading Area

  25. TRUCKING

  26. 590,000 Highway Bridges in US

  27. HAZMAT SHIPMENTS

  28. Truck Inspection

  29. Recommendations • Increase Awareness and Surveillance • Develop Security Standards • Perform Security Vulnerability Assessments • Improve Information Exchange • Increase Government-Industry Cooperation

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