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MAXWELL SECURITY AUTHORITY

MAXWELL SECURITY AUTHORITY. THE THREAT: The TERROR PLOT of AL QAEDA. THE THREAT. 1. What kind of threat? The Smuggling of RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (Terrorist Attack with Dirty Bomb) 2. By whom? AL QAEDA OPERATIVES 3. Where is the AL QAEDA OPERATIVES?

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MAXWELL SECURITY AUTHORITY

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  1. MAXWELL SECURITY AUTHORITY

  2. THE THREAT:The TERROR PLOT of AL QAEDA

  3. THE THREAT 1. What kind of threat? The Smuggling of RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS (Terrorist Attack with Dirty Bomb) 2. By whom? AL QAEDA OPERATIVES 3. Where is the AL QAEDA OPERATIVES? Pakistan/Afghanistan Border

  4. THE THREAT 4. What are the materials? Low yield radioactive materials taken out from Pakistani nuclear laboratory 5. Where are the materials now? Not yet found. They will smuggled through Shanghai into a port of West Coast

  5. PORT SECURITY SINCE SEPTEMBER 11 , PORT SECURITY EMERGED AS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE PORTS ARE VULNERABLE TO ATTACK DUE TO SIZE, EASY ACCESSIBILITY AND TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CARGO THEY HANDLE OF PARTICULAR CONCERN IS A TERRORIST GROUP’S ABILITY TO SMUGGLE WMD OR MATERIAL FOR A DIRTY BOMB INTO THE US

  6. WHY PORTS ARE IMPORTANT • VITAL TO US ECONOMIC WELL-BEING • 6-9 MILLION CONTAINERS ENTER US PORTS EVERY YEAR • 15,000-20,000 CONTAINERS REACH US PORTS EACH DAY • A TERRORIST ATTACK ON A US PORT COULD CAUSE AS MUCH AS $1 TRILLION IN DAMAGE TO THE US ECONOMY

  7. US GOVERNMENT ACTION TO PROTECT PORTS • PROVIDED OVER $563 MILLION FOR PORT SECURITY • COAST GUARD CAN BOARD ANY VESSEL TO MAKE INQUIRES, EXAMINATIONS, INSPECTIONS, SEARCHES, SEIZURES, AND ARRESTS FOR VIOLATION OF US LAWS • US DEPT OF ENERGY PLACING MONITORS IN ALONG RUSSIAN BORDERS TO HALT NUCLEAR MATERIAL SMUGGLING • US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION PLACES US PERSONNEL AT FOREIGN PORTS TO INSPECT CONTAINERS AT POINT OF ORIGIN

  8. EXISTING TECHNOLOGY • LOW-TECH EQUIPMENT LIKE FIBER-OPTIC SCOPES, CHAINSAWS AND TORCHES ARE USED TO SEARCH CONTAINERS • X-RAY MACHINES DETECT DIFFERENCES IN MATERIAL DENSITY (SIMILAR TO X-RAY MACHINES USED AT AIRPORTS) • GAMMA RAY INSPECTION SYSTEMS DETERMINE CERTAIN TYPES OF MATERIAL INSIDE CONTAINERS BASED ON ATOMIC CHARACTERISTICS

  9. PORT SECURITY PROBLEMS • CONTAINER AND SECURITY INITIATIVE DOES NOT APPLY TO MIDDLE-EASTERN PORTS • IMPOSSIBLE TO INSPECT EVERY CONTAINER • ONLY 3% - 6% OF ALL CONTAINERS REACHING US PORTS ARE INSPECTED • WITHOUT INCREASED FUNDING COAST GUARD CANNOT CONTINUE CARRYING OUT BOTH COUNTER-TERRORISM AND TRADITIONAL FUNCTIONS (DRUG ENFORCEMENT, IMMIGRATION, ETC) • INSPECTORS HAVE TROUBLE DEFERENTIATING BETWEEN OBJECTS IN CONTAINERS • WILL COST $10 - $50 MILLION PER PORT TO INCREASE SECURITY MEASURES

  10. The Physical, Psychological, and Economic impacts of a DIRTY BOMB

  11. PHYSICAL IMPACT • Conventional explosive itself would have more IMMEDIATE LETHALITY than a dirty bomb • A DIRTY BOMB is unlikely to cause large numbers of immediate fatalities.

  12. PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT • It’s a Weapon of Mass Disruption. Not a Weapon of MASS DESTUCTION. • FEAR FACTOR is the major component of a dirty bomb

  13. ECONOMIC IMPACT • Inability to access the area where a DIRTY BOMB is set off can cause a large economic impact. • An estimate shows one-day closure of the Long Beach and Los Angeles port costs $1 BILLION.

  14. DIPLOMATIC MEASURES • Strengthen U.S. Alliances • Prepare U.S. Diplomats • Support Educational Measures • Promote “Peace in Middle-East”

  15. MILITARY MEASURES • Accelerate Transformation • Rapid Deployment of Forces • Boost Naval Transformation • Joint Defense Training Center • Increase U.S. Armed Forces

  16. INTELLIGENCE • Unified Terrorist Watch List • Coordinate Agencies • Improve Capabilities • Integrate Intelligence • Promote Unity

  17. PUBLIC MEASURES • Organizational Standards • Secure Nuclear Materials • Strong Biodefense System • Encourage Modes of National Service

  18. RECOMMENDATIONS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT MUST: IMPROVE the quality and method of inspection and advance the timing of information submitted by shippers ENHANCE intelligence operations in South Asia, as well as vigorously continue hunting Al-Qaeda operatives DISSEMINATE information to the public to help alleviate the fears posed by a potential dirty bomb threat PREPARE a Standard Operation Procedure to minimize economic impact of a “dirty” attack DRAFT a legalinstrument requiring states tosecure all radioactive materials

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