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Volume 27
schools plagued by violence.
September 2018 Edition
requires a fully staffed team to simply op-
erate.
Now, they’re almost a status symbol of a
The answer to an asymmetric enemy is an
suburban school with a big budget.
asymmetric defense — one that is mobile,
Open-air festivals now not only have to be con- rapidly deployable and multilayered.
cerned with checking the tote bags and purs-
es of every attendee, not to mention waving a The enemy is unobtrusive and mobile.
metal detector wand over everyone, they need
to be aware of any nearby buildings more The protection needs to be unobtrusive
and mobile, as well, and not a massive X-ray
than a couple of stories tall.
machine plugged into a wall or a CCTV camera
Hotels and resorts are wrestling with wheth- bolted to a ceiling.
er they need to start inspecting and X-raying
luggage while patting down guests at the And just as the threat doesn’t wear a uniform,
the security solution should be something
registration desk.
that can blend into the crowd and be un-
The answer to an asymmetric, and possi- noticeable.
bly lone wolf enemy, isn’t to have a sym-
metric, anchored defense system which One answer which fits all of the above 6