Unauthorized intrusion into port areas by unwanted individuals can result in acts of sabotage or terrorist attacks. The consequences of such actions include fatalities, economic and financial losses, environmental degradation, etc. In response to real threats, it becomes obvious that actions must be taken to secure the port against such dangers by building reliable monitoring and surveillance systems for the waterfront and the port’s water area, enabling the detection, identification, and localization of emerging threats, as well as taking effective countermeasures to neutralize them. Monitoring and surveillance systems enable the detection and tracking of objects violating the protected area. They also assist in making decisions regarding the declaration of an alarm, but they do not possess the means intended for combating the threat. Therefore, a recommended supplement to detection systems are devices related to countering threats – effector systems. The effector system intended for combating terrorist threats directed against naval bases and anchorages assumes the use of acoustic waves as a non-lethal weapon. Acoustic weaponry is a subject of research and development work being conducted worldwide. It is classified as a non-lethal weapon that deprives an intruder of the ability to perform any diversionary actions without the need for permanent physical bodily harm.(…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine 5/2011
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