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A Pleasant Day on the Water? On-water security gaps and public perception of counter-terrorism

A Pleasant Day on the Water? On-water security gaps and public perception of counter-terrorism. Kanishka Project Presentation 8 November 2012 ken.hansen@dal.ca, 902-494-6444. Halifax MARINE RESEARCH Institute. Canada Longest coastline #8 (>#5) EEZ over 31,750 lakes.

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A Pleasant Day on the Water? On-water security gaps and public perception of counter-terrorism

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  1. A Pleasant Day on the Water?On-water security gaps and public perception of counter-terrorism Kanishka Project Presentation 8 November 2012 ken.hansen@dal.ca, 902-494-6444 Halifax MARINE RESEARCH Institute

  2. CanadaLongest coastline #8 (>#5) EEZover 31,750 lakes Nova Scotia130 rivers8 drainage areasover 1500 lakes Image: http://gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/Tourism/archives.jpg (1961)

  3. Public Perception of Terrorism

  4. Recent Swarming Attacks • Capture of 15 RN-RM personnel from HMS Cornwall by Iranian Republican Guard Corps Naval motor gunboats in the Straits of Hormuz on 15 March 2007; • 11 terror attacks in Mumbai on 26-29 November 2008; • Terror attack against Mehran Naval Air Station at Karachi on 22 May 2011; and • Taliban attack against Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul on 28 June 2011.

  5. Radio Command& Control Analysis of Swarming Massed or ‘Cloud’ Swarms Dispersion Dispersed or ‘Vapour’ Swarms 300 BC Time 1900 AD Source: Sean Edwards, Swarming & the Future of Warfare, Rand, 2004.

  6. Mobile Circular Terrain Independent Extend Ranges to increase reaction times Static Linear Terrain Dependant Limit Pathways& Entry Points Maritime vs Land Security Concepts

  7. Building Security Perimeters: ‘Floating Fence’ at HMC Dockyard, Halifax $3.5M to build & install, $1.5M to clean, $3.0M to repair since 2007. Image: Halifax Herald News Tim Krochak, Staff.

  8. “Indian Border Security Force Officers patrol the picturesque Dal Lake near Srinagar in Indian-held Kashmir. Once a tourist hotspot, the only visitors now are Indian soldiers.” Source: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/10/17/peter-van-agtmael-receives-the-2012-w-eugene-smith-grant-in-humanistic-photography/#ixzz29wcpeXsR

  9. The Danger of ‘Overkill’ (I) Elite standards raises costs and lowers numbers Images: http://www.jtf2-foi2.forces.gc.ca

  10. The Danger of ‘Overkill’ (II) USN Mark V Special Operations Craft USN Special Warfare Rigid Inflatable Craft High capability raises costs and lowers numbers Images: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military/4303591

  11. John Arquilla Says: • More numerous units • Spread out across area • ‘Good enough’ capability but not ‘elite’ Source: “The Coming Swarm,” The New York Times, 14 February 2009 Sean Edwards Says: • Deny ‘enablers’ • Adopt spherical & mobile fighting methods • Use manoeuvre to deny time Source: Sean Edwards, Swarming & the Future of Warfare, Rand, 2004.

  12. “What Does Your Freedom Look Like[?]” Image:London Life, “Freedom 55,” tellusyourfreedom.ca Image:tellusyourfreedom.ca “Picture yourself in a boat on a river, With tangerine trees and marmalade skies” The Beatles: “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”/Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

  13. ‘Safe’ but not ‘Free’ Image:London Life, “Freedom 55,” tellusyourfreedom.ca

  14. Read More Here • Canadian Naval Review at:www.navalreview.ca/broadsides-discussion-forum/ • Broadsides, the on-line discussion forum of Canadian Naval Review, - “Swarming Tactics” at:www.navalreview.ca/category/broadsides/swarming-tactics/- “Maritime Terrorism” at: www.navalreview.ca/category/broadsides/maritime-terrorism/

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