No Silver Bullet: Managing the Ways and Means of Container Security

摘要

The vulnerability of our seaports to acts of terrorism in which cargo containers are utilized to transport the means to cause damage to our infrastructure our people and our economy is significant. This project will address the reality of the threat. It will investigate the measures being undertaken or considered to address our vulnerabilities to the threat and will analyze the anticipated effects of these measures in comparison with estimated costs and the means available to the stakeholders sharing the financial responsibilities for their implementation. A basic assumption is that a fail- safe program to ensure container security is improbable and cost-prohibitive. Therefore by managing risk, priorities will be established. Upon analysis of the findings of the research this paper will recommend ways to best utilize the available means to maximize container security and minimize our US seaport vulnerability to acts of cargo container-borne terrorism.