It is physically impossible to check every container without essentially stopping global commerce.
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Does this pose a national security risk I think that's pushing the envelope. It's not impossible to imagine one could develop an internal conspiracy, but I'd have to assign it a very low probability.Stephen Flynn
Well, it would not even have to be a chemical or biological or nuclear weapon. Because the only thing separating that container yard from basically where people live and work is a fence.
Stephen Flynn
This is a case where we were arguing about the wrong part of the problem. Americans were shocked to learn that the vast majority of port operations in this country are handled by foreign firms. But transportation is a global network, and we're not going to own all of it.
Stephen Flynn
We live on the edge as a modern society, and terrorists can take advantage of that, ... What Katrina has told us, Mother Nature has told us 'You live on the edge, and if you don't make prudent investments, lots of lives and property can be unnecessarily lost.'
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The No. 1 national security challenge to confront us is a weapon of mass destruction going off in a U.S. city. Well, it could come in a seaport. So we should focus on what it would take to make sure that doesn't happen.
Stephen Flynn
We're not building the means to respond well. And when we have that next terrorist incident, there will be hell to pay, because the American people will be in disbelief about how little has been done.
Stephen Flynn
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