Advanced Spectroscopic Portal Program : Background and Issues for Congress.
Provides history of DHS Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) program, to develop, procure, and deploy an improved type of radiation detection device to protect U.S. from terrorist attacks. Outlines issues for Congress, including ASP capability to detect and identify threats, costs and benefits, crite...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2008.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Provides history of DHS Advanced Spectroscopic Portal (ASP) program, to develop, procure, and deploy an improved type of radiation detection device to protect U.S. from terrorist attacks. Outlines issues for Congress, including ASP capability to detect and identify threats, costs and benefits, criteria for secretarial certification, and actions that would follow secretarial certification; and examines options for Congress. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |