The Threat of Cargo Shipping Containers
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Cargo shipping containers pose significant security threats as they are often not scanned before being sent to the United States, potentially carrying explosives, drugs, weapons, and facilitating human trafficking. The lack of proper screening protocols allows dangerous items to enter the country, which poses risks to homeland security. Protective measures are urgently needed to address these vulnerabilities.
The Threat of Cargo Shipping Containers
- 1. FEBRUARY 2016 THE THREAT OF CARGO SHIPPING CONTAINERS EDWARD WITHROW
- 2. Cargo shipping containers are used across the world as a means to transfer a large quantity of products from one location to another. Many are carried by boat, and they make transportation exceedingly convenient.
- 3. Of course, the United States has mandated screening protocols for these containers. There are scanners at the ports of countries that are sending containers to the United States. However, these scanners are not always used before a shipment is sent.
- 4. Why is this a problem?
- 5. The containers could house anything Without proper security protocol in place, the United states is accepting cargo shipping containers that could hold any number of dangers. This would be the perfect way to send harmful products straight into our nation. The following are just a few examples of the dangers they could hold.
- 6. Explosive Shipments The most obvious concern in regards to shipping containers is that they threaten our homeland security. If terrorists send shipping containers filled with explosives into the United States, they could successfully orchestrate an attack. This will happen if the containers are not properly scanned.
- 7. Drug Shipments The shipment of illegal drugs into the United States becomes a much larger possibility with unscanned cargo shipping containers. These massive containers can carry over 60,000 pounds. That is 60,000 pounds of potentially illegal cargo.
- 8. Weapon Shipments Potentially even more horrifying than explosives, these containers could contain any number of weapons. The weapons could be chemical in nature, radiological, or biological, and very difficult to contain once they reach our borders.
- 9. Human Shipments Human trafficking is already a large issue all over the world, and it could only be exacerbated by unchecked shipping containers. Protective measures must be taken to ensure that these containers do not provoke more human trafficking.
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