As someone who has been involved with security planning for major sporting eventsI presently sit on the board of the International Centre for Sport Security and the executive committee for Boston’s summer 2024 Olympic bidI recognize the challenges confronting first responders.
These first responders will be on high alert as they work to protect the players, spectators and visitors who’ve amassed in Glendale, Arizona, as the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks prepare to face off in this weekend’s big game.
And anyone who follows the news will be aware of the litany of potential threats to an event being watched by millions of people across the globe — ISIS, a lone wolf terrorist, a deranged individual with too much weaponry, cyber villains, enemies of the state with weaponized drones, an unvaccinated kid with the measles.
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