The expert says that Charlie Kerk’s memorial was one of the most fortified events of its kind.

On Sunday, the event included notes from President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and five members of the Council of Ministers. The collection called for the special event evaluation classification (burnLevel 1, paying security measures and a price on an equal footing with a Super Ball. The State Farm Stadium Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, to its capacity of about 70,000, while a surplus location soon in the Diamond Arena desert maintains 10,000.

Toby Brown, international security expert and founder of the American Special Investigation Group, said, said luck The event was “one of the most memorial services in the recent history of the United States”, with security layers in every aspect of the environment, from the airspace over the place to the streets below.

The highly transparent ballistic visual measures on the stage of the stage included the fire resistance and explosive bangs, the TSA-like magnetic scale search points, security duel, road closure, car inspection points-and a huge quantity of both law enforcement and private security personnel.

Other measures included anti-association anti-association teams that monitor possible long-term threats from high situations, minor heavens officers mixed with crowds to determine suspicious behavior, and anti-knights systems that protect the place from weather threats-although their reference ceiling has been closed to the event-without a law enforcement.

In addition, Brown added that explosive detection equipment, K9 jackets, and sealed sewage holes along the procession roads added other layers of protection to protect from unconventional attack methods.

The bullet -resistant glass reminded us PopemobileEric O’Neil said to combat terrorism and combat assembly, luckThe addition of the “new future” security scale may become political speakers, especially those who cannot withstand the details of secret security. During his campaign in August 2024, Trump to talk Lead -resistant glass container in Ashshuru, North Carolina, left five weeks after an assassination attempt in Bater, Pennsylvania.

All of them, the taxpayers are likely costing a similar amount for the Super Bowl Security Bill, at the estimate of O’Neill. Although the stadium authority stressed it is a special event, the SEAR 1 classification expresses federal coordination teams and support for interagency under the Ministry of National Security and Secret Service.

There is no official general estimate of the cost of KIRK memorial, and the Ministry of National Security did not respond to the questions about the estimated costs of this event.

“It is extremely difficult to estimate costs … every city is different,” said Brown. “But it costs millions.”

Destroyed fireworks

But one of the ceremony features sparked a discussion about his actual contribution to security. fireworks He set out directly beyond the stage in which the president and others spoke, which were online critics questioning the need for them. Some experts say luck Fireworks were more sustainable than threat prevention.

“I thought this was more to make it seem more like reviving the tent,” O’Neel said.

He pointed out that there is rarely used Anti -lead glass A shield that attaches the headphone platform that protects anyone on the stage more than fireworks. The fiery river condition that provides an additional layer of protection was abandoned when the prominent leaders moved into and outside the closed area between speeches-in addition to the fact that fireworks were not constantly started throughout the party-

O’Neill said that the use of fireworks to distract or weaken a potential shooter’s vision is “smart”, but it may not have an effect, especially compared to bullet -resistant glass that is supposed to stop the bullet.

Richard Bradche, Director of Rebel Safety, a specialized consulting company in films, television and direct events, luck It will be difficult to clarify how to reduce fireworks from risks in a crowded or emotionally sensitive environment.

He said: “Fireworks are usually designed for visual impact, not to address security threats.”

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