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Terror Tuesday saw terrorists leveraging the resources of the civil aviation industry to stage catastrophic mega terror events. This book seeks to alert the world about the next set of targets for mega terror strikes by successors of the Al-Qaeda. Out on the high seas is a huge vulnerability - just waiting to be struck. UNCTAD estimates that 5.8 billion tons of goods were traded by sea in the year 2001.80% of world trade was carried by 46000 vessels serving nearly 4000 ports in the world. This is the massive new vulnerability. The question of terror strikes on the high seas is not a question but of when and where. This book analyses the threat and the responses by IMO and individual countries. Written by a merchant navy officer with extensive sailing experience all over the globe, this book is an invaluable warning of looming dangers.Bakshi, Aditya is the author of 'Undivided India to Bangladesh: Futureahead' with ISBN 9788170491606 and ISBN 8170491606.
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