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Wasteful and Unproductive Proposals - USA
One Hundred Percent Cargo Scanning and Cargo SealsWashington,DC,USA -Heritage.org, by Alane Kochems and James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. -May 5, 2006: -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee recently approved a major maritime security bill that would start the Department of Homeland Security down the road to 100 percent scanning of cargo containers. There have also been attempts in the House to add requirements for radiation scanning and the use of seals on all containers before they enter the United States. These approaches are misguided... These measures would provide only minimal utility at the cost of billions of dollars in new duties, taxes, and operating costs. Such efforts would distract resources from solutions that could measurably strengthen maritime security, such as watching the back door of American ports through which trucks, trains, and barges travel daily...
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