Homeland Security Secretary – Michael Chertoff
Why is Homeland Security Secretary, Michael Chertoff, going to Hong Kong?
To get a tattoo? That’s what most sailors did whenever we dropped in during my NAVY days.
Nope, Chertoff is going to check out Hong Kong’s port-protection technology and implementation.
Container trucks pass under two giant portals that first employ gamma-ray imaging checks for anything that might contain a weapon, nuclear or otherwise. At the same time, an optical scanner retrieves the ID numbers on the container.
Sounds pretty spiffy, eh?
The technology - developed by the US based San Diego ’s Science Applications International Corp..
The cost – $10 million.
To implement it world-wide – a cool $1.5 billion by some estimates. But, couldn’t we just start with our own ports? Nope. They need to be scanned before they get here.
Still, the technology exists to improve safety at our ports – but not without a price tag.
Hey, maybe those people making all that money off of oil gouging can foot the bill.
What do you think?
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