ARTICLE: "U.S.-Bound Cargo to Be Screened at Six Ports," by Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 8 December 2006, p. A8.Last September Congress mandated a pilot program to scan containers at three overseas ports (for nuke and radiological).
In February the Department of Homeland Security will begin such a program at six, including a UK port run by the same Dubai-based operations manager that Congress scared off from picking up any work over here last year.
Dems have talked of wanting such capacity at all U.S. -bound ports, which I agree with.
I'd also like chem and bio scanning added.
Chertoff rejects the idea of 100 percent scanning, saying 30 percent would be a reasonable goal, positing that the other 70 percent could be done here in the states.
Time to start talking to NYC about those Verrazano Bridge sensors, me thinks!
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