gregjohn wrote:
> Any ideas on how to design a truly secure airport? 

The same way you design a truly secure computer network. You allow no
outside connections, all people with access have undergone appropriate
background checks, have sufficiently complex barriers to access, and are
paid or monitored enough to make sure they do not compromise the system.

Realistically, you don't allow your security guards to get the opinion
that they are demi-gods protecting everyone walking by them. If you do,
you get either the megalomanics who harass anyone who doesn't match
their individual prejudices, or you get the protective people who will
let the young lady with a cane and a limp walk through without checking
their bags for toothpaste.

On the other hand, decentralization is another option that might work. I
have had more thorough checks at a small airport with 5 security people
and maybe 3 flights an hour, than at major airports.

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