Lawmakers unveil 'interim' plan for airliner countermeasures

Congressional advocates of equipping all U.S. commercial airliners with anti-missile systems have unveiled a scaled-down version of their proposal in hopes of winning wider support. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) announced Sept. 30 that...

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