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Duncan Faircloth: “In the light of the recent terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, our Nation's growing problem with drug smuggling and even the…”

On the recordJuly 30, 1998
In the light of the recent terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, our Nation's growing problem with drug smuggling and even the proliferation for weapons of mass destruction, it would be a tragedy if we did not take full advantage of the best technologies available to meet these threats. PFNA has enjoyed extraordinary success in laboratory tests, consistently detecting the presence of contraband in sealed containers well over 90 percent of the time and with false alarm rate near zero. No other technology, including X-ray, can come close to this level of detection.
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Duncan Faircloth
Republican · North Carolina
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Discussing the importance of advanced technology in combating terrorism and drug smuggling.

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