Whatever their views with regard to the Jewish State, the average American is now being guarded throughout their daily routine by Israeli technology. From train commutes to border crossings it is Israeli technology that is powering the increased security consciousness in the United States since the attacks on September 11th, 2001.
Israeli designed explosion-proof trash cans have now been installed throughout New York City's Penn Station and Subway system according to a report in New York Newsday.
Each of the bomb-resistant trash receptacles has three layers that are built to withstand up to 10 pounds of explosives. The innermost layer is a simple thin bin to collect trash in. The middle layer is made of a patented material that is designed to absorb the blast and direct it upward. The outermost layer, made of stainless steel or regular steel, expands in a blast and has one weak point. In the event that a blast gets past the inner layers, the weak point will direct the explosion in one direction. "Any blast set off from these trash receptacles are directed up, and not out," said Dan Stessel, an Amtrak spokesman. Amtrak began installing the cans about five years ago, and NJ Transit has recently put some in place.
The trashcans are credited with saving many lives in Jerusalem. NYC city officials hope they will protect New Yorkers as well. MTA spokesman Tom Kelly said the bins have also been installed in the Long Island Rail Road and Subway stations. "We've been putting them in as we get them," he said. Each garbage can costs $2,000.
On the west coast, ‘Hermes 450’ unmanned aircraft ‘drones’ made by an Israeli company, Elbit Systems, have been assigned to the Arizona border patrol. The drones are being used to secure a 350-mile stretch of the U.S.-Mexican border that has become the most popular crossing for illegal immigrants according to a Reuters report.
The two remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles can fly up to 90 mph, detect movement 15 miles away and transmit live pictures of vast stretches of desert and grasslands during daytime as well as in the darkness of night.
Israeli designed explosion-proof trash cans have now been installed throughout New York City's Penn Station and Subway system according to a report in New York Newsday.
Each of the bomb-resistant trash receptacles has three layers that are built to withstand up to 10 pounds of explosives. The innermost layer is a simple thin bin to collect trash in. The middle layer is made of a patented material that is designed to absorb the blast and direct it upward. The outermost layer, made of stainless steel or regular steel, expands in a blast and has one weak point. In the event that a blast gets past the inner layers, the weak point will direct the explosion in one direction. "Any blast set off from these trash receptacles are directed up, and not out," said Dan Stessel, an Amtrak spokesman. Amtrak began installing the cans about five years ago, and NJ Transit has recently put some in place.
The trashcans are credited with saving many lives in Jerusalem. NYC city officials hope they will protect New Yorkers as well. MTA spokesman Tom Kelly said the bins have also been installed in the Long Island Rail Road and Subway stations. "We've been putting them in as we get them," he said. Each garbage can costs $2,000.
On the west coast, ‘Hermes 450’ unmanned aircraft ‘drones’ made by an Israeli company, Elbit Systems, have been assigned to the Arizona border patrol. The drones are being used to secure a 350-mile stretch of the U.S.-Mexican border that has become the most popular crossing for illegal immigrants according to a Reuters report.
The two remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles can fly up to 90 mph, detect movement 15 miles away and transmit live pictures of vast stretches of desert and grasslands during daytime as well as in the darkness of night.