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On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
If there is a nuclear bomb inside a container and it is detected by radiation portal monitors in Newark or Miami or Los Angeles, it may very well be too late.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler warns about the dangers of late detection of threats in cargo.

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