Rafi Ron

former Director of Security, Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport

Guest

President of New Age Security Solutions, a transportation security consultancy firm and formerly Director of Security at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport and Israel Airports Authority

Rafi Ron on KCRW

Some $40 billion worth of security measures were defeated on Christmas Day when a man boarded an airplane with explosives sewn into his underwear.

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Some $40 billion worth of security measures were defeated on Christmas Day when a man boarded an airplane with explosives sewn into his underwear.

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