Technology in the War against Terrorism
More than conventional war and deadly battles among nations our time is more concerned with terrorist attacks and the wide ranging casualties and mass panic caused by them. Naturally for most part of the world fighting terrorism is an immediacy and priority that no longer can be taken lightly. In the past 2 decades or so the world has seen a variety of most sophisticated and lethal terrorist attacks taking thousands of lives and dismantling normal livelihood for many people. With the rise of terrorism as a bigger force, technical sophistication in weaponry and maneuvers for counter w terrorism efforts is in great demand. Here, we have picked top 5 technical innovations in the war against terrorism.
Real time surveillance through aerial drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones are widely being used by security agencies worldwide and in the recent years they became more important for surveillance in areas prone to terrorist activities. Security drones offer real time surveillance images of a vast area with scrupulous details. With real time sharing of surveillance images traffic and police it becomes much easier for the traffic petrol and counter terrorism forces to track and nab any potential threat.
Backscatter X-Ray
Backscatter X-Ray scans are more like normal X-Ray scans but they just scan penetrating slightly past the skin surface. In detecting all types of dangerous organic and inorganic materials hidden by the carrier can be easily detected by this technology. Normally metal detectors fail to scan dangerous elements that are organic in nature and this scanning technology helps to prevent such situation with additional scan in security intensive zones. In the post September 11 scenario every major US airports embraced this security scanning technology to protect itself from any potential security threats for its crew and passengers on board. It’s a handy tool to fight the war against Terrorism.
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