CBP's Ability to Detect Biological and Chemical Threats in Maritime Cargo Containers

Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, OIG-10-01 – CBP’s Ability to Detect Biological and Chemical Threats in Maritime Cargo Containers (Redacted) (PDF, 19 pages)

  • “U.S. Customs and Border Protection has taken steps to mitigate the threat of nuclear and radiological weapons in maritime cargo containers, but could do more to mitigate the threats posed by biological and chemical weapons. Customs and Border Protection officials said that new devices are currently being developed and tested that could help officers rapidly detect and identify biological and chemical threats during cargo inspections. However, Customs and Border Protection has not conducted a formal risk assessment to determine which pathways, including maritime cargo, pose the highest risk of biological and chemical weapons entering the Nation. Conducting a formal risk assessment of the various pathways would help ensure that Customs and Border Protection allocates its detection technology development resources to threat pathways that pose the highest risk to national security.”
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