(A fence) would be near the bottom of my list. |
A weapon of mass destruction smuggled into our country in a cargo-container could be the next 9/11. The bad guys watched and learned how we reacted after the last attack by grounding all aviation. They could generate massive economic and societal disruption if they succeed at spooking us into closing our borders and ports to all incoming containers, |
Does this pose a national security risk? I think that's pushing the envelope. It's not impossible to imagine one could develop an internal conspiracy, but I'd have to assign it a very low probability. |
Does this pose a national-security risk? I think that's pushing the envelope. |
I think he needs to hear, and he certainly values hearing, from private industry players investing their own resources into this project. |
I'm concerned that the entire system is potentially vulnerable. |
If I had to rank in order 10 things I'm worried about as it relates to security in our ports, the ownership of the lease of a terminal here in the U.S. is near nine or 10 on that list. |
It can't be a reactive, give me a specific laundry list of what you need and we'll figure whether we've got it. The most critical time in a disaster is in the first 48 to 72 hours and if you're not poised to help out you're not gonna be much good. |
It is only a matter of time before terrorists breach the superficial security measures in place to protect the ports, ships and the millions of containers that link global producers to consumers. |
It is physically impossible to check every container without essentially stopping global commerce. |
It isn't the event but the sudden lack of faith in the system that it causes. |
It may well be a first-generation European, people with visa-exempt passports, with advanced degrees and no record of criminality, who just arrives as a tourist. |
It seems like a very basic concept but we can't get any traction on it with the U.S. government. |
It shouldn't matter whether the company is from Des Moines or Dubai, do you have confidence that they are essentially doing things that safeguard our security interest? |
It?s an incredibly efficient system, but it?s also a system that poses opportunity for bad people to do bad things. |