[onewhowatches]

The head of U.S Border Patrol on Wednesday unveiled radiation detectors to scan incoming ocean cargo for nuclear weapons and dirty bombs, a measure he says will not choke the flow of trade at the nation’s busiest port complex.

Lets see, we have a 600 billion dollar trade deficite with China and we are worried about slowing the flow of trade?

Perhaps we should hire a couple of senior citizens to examine every single item coming in from China--one item at a time. Being seniors, we would naturally have to give them frequent breaks. Straighten out the balance of trade real quick!

No bombs or illegals would get through either.

[GAB-1955]

Yes, we are. If the goods don't clear Customs quickly, businesses who use "just-in-time" inventory lose money. I was involved in a software project related to this and I learned a lot from the requirements meeting.

Customs doesn't have to check everything; its software does a good job of telling what's normal shipping and what isn't.