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Once a container arrives at a terminal, it would have to pass through a nonintrusive inspection unit equipped to detect radiation, interrogate the sensors installed in the box and create a CAT-scan-style image of its contents. This image, along with other sensor data, would be forwarded to all the national customs authorities along the route. Sharing data would allow experts to remotely monitor frontline agents. Knowing that their inspection could be double-checked would make these agents less willing to accept a payoff to look the other way. This extra set of eyes would also provide another chance...
Right now the odds stand at about 10% that our current targeting and inspection practices would detect a device similar to a Russian nuclear warhead surrounded by shielding material. By using a mix of sensors and more vigorous monitoring, we could push the probability of detection into the 90% range. The cost of installing cargo-scanning equipment in all the world's marine container terminals would be $500 million to $600 million, or about the cost of four new F-22 fighters. A container outfitted with sensors and tracking equipment, and certified at its origin, would run approximately...
...against him have judged his leadership ineffectual. "He was viewed originally as a master tactician, but he hasn't managed to become an integrating figure," says Janis Emmanouilidis, a European integration and policy expert at the Center for Applied Policy Research in Munich. Still, those in member states who detect a mote in Barroso's eye might notice the beam in their own. When it comes to economic policy, the Commission has limited powers; it's the member states who have to do the hard work of passing laws and changing attitudes so that Europe is able to compete globally...
...number of heart attacks or strokes they suffered over the eight years of the study. Part of the reason may be that the level of LDL or "bad" cholesterol dropped in the intervention group by a tiny 2.4%-too small a reduction for the study to be able to detect a difference in outcome...
...purpose of the intercepts is to establish an early warning system to detect and prevent another catastrophic terrorist attack on the United States,” William E. Moschella, an assistant attorney general, wrote for the administration. “[I]n his capacity as Commander in Chief, the President has the responsibility to protect the Nation from further attacks...