Sea port security

Our seaports make Memphis and America vulnerable to terrorists

Nearly 15 years after terrorists struck New York and Washington, America’s ports and cargo hubs remain vulnerable.

Memphis, the daily destination for freight trucked and railed from the ocean ports, could be targeted.

Or, at the least, the city’s logistics industry could slow down for weeks if a U.S. port is bombed.

Sound like science fiction?

A former U.S. Coast Guard officer sketches this very scenario in a recent report delivered to a U.S. Congress subcommittee:

Overseas a fanatic buys a batch of radioactive material.

It is secreted into a seagoing container filled with name-brand apparel bound for America along with a small bomb set to a timer.