Seaport’s New Detectors Target Terror Weapons
From Times Wire Reports
Jersey City has become the nation’s first seaport to use new radiation detectors that scan all incoming cargo for nuclear or radiological weapons, federal officials said.
Similar devices are planned for 90% of the country’s seaports by the end of summer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert C. Bonner said.
Several million cargo containers -- about 95% of U.S. international trade -- enter the country every year through its 361 sea and river ports.
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