Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Bono and Bill Gates would be prevented from smuggling a nuke into the US, but a terrorist with a nuke in a Gulfstream who takes off from a remote airfield in Africa or Latin America ... would have no problem getting it to DC. Let's just hope the terrorists fly out of (London's) Heathrow."

Source: Homeland security consultant Randall Larsen. The growing number of business jets outside North America looks like a security threat to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, who fears terrorists could exploit general aviation to bring in a dirty bomb or biological weapons. DHS will soon undertake a sweeping review of airport security screening over the next 30 to 45 days, to try to ease passenger hassles, but also to focus more on the threat of attacks by private jets from overseas.

FMI: www.dhs.gov, www.tsa.gov