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5 emerging tech key to transportation security [Commentary]

Federal Times: Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said recently that he is considering a ban on passengers carrying laptop computers on all international flights in and out of the United States. DHS is exploring the expansion of passenger screening at airports as a result of the electronics threat and new threat intelligence coming out of the Middle East.

New generations of bombs reportedly now being developed by terrorists can be hidden in electric devices and present serious risks to commercial aviation. The challenge facing intelligence agencies, such as DHS, and particularly the Transportation Security Administration, is the growth of potentially radicalized terrorists or foreign fighters carrying valid U.S. and European passports.

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