...you want to talk about 9/11?
Then let's have the conversation.
How about this for starters,
Anti-nuke port security system plagued by high rate of false alarmsBy Devlin Barrett
ASSOCIATED PRESS
3:25 p.m. June 21, 2005
WASHINGTON – The post-Sept. 11 security blanket designed to keep nuclear material out of U.S. ports still has plenty of holes, including scores of false alarms from radiation detectors, scientists told Congress on Tuesday.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey security manager Bethann Rooney said the facility receives "about 150 alarms a day" from the 22 radiation portal monitors at the site. That's more than 10 times the number of false alarms originally expected.
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Federal agents at Rooney's facilities use radiation detectors on about 45 percent of containers, and they plan to raise that to 85 percent at the end of the year after receiving additional detectors.
45% inspection rate at the NY&NJ Port Authority.
I wonder what the inspection rate is for the ports that aren't as top priority; for ports that weren't directly affected by the last terrorist attack on this country.
Since he brought it up, what other topics do you think should we discuss?