Must protect our borders

Karina Mann

"Uncommon Sensors May Help Secure Our Ports and Borders." The MITRE Digest. MITRE, Oct. 2007. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. .

http://www.mitre.org/news/digest/advanced_research/10_07/a_sensors.html

Technology vocabulary/AOI:

1. MITRE: an organization that is progressive with technology and information technology
2. CBRNE: Chemical, bilological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive materials
3. Health/Medicine

Synthesis:
The world today has had problems with smuggling and terrorism. There is now new technology that helps decrease that. With the senors that are being used a variety of different issues can be covered. The sensors can cover very main things from chemical to explosive. It could help us secure our borders and protect our people.

The U.S. can now be better protected with these new sensors that can sense chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive materials. These sensors have started to be used to sense anything with any of those materials. It could be protecting our safety. That would be a leading thing in making sure that the borders are safe and that no one accidentally purchases anything that is illegal or dangerous. If one of the materials is found it can be safely checked and exposed of.

The materials could try and pass the borders with illicit trade. It could be on purpose and for the money being the only reason to bring these materials over the border. If a person were to get caught with these goods they could then be fined and sent to jail decreasing the likeliness that they will come through the border again. With each person who is caught doing illicit trade with illegal materials than the more the U.S. is protected. It will make the U.S. feel superior and proud to have such good technology.

Without this technology there could be more smuggling and explosives that would endanger the U.S. citizens. The protection that is given is an enormous comfort to the lives and the borders. Also with the new sensor technology they are able to sense the material from a distance without having to risk there lives up close. If it was suspected a vehicle had any of the materials they security could ask and see what the person has. It will protect the borders and make everyone feel much safer traveling to the U.S.

SEI Analysis:

Policies and Standards:
With new technology on the borders it would soon become a standard. If one border or port has it then another might try and use it if it works. Soon it would become almost a standard to protect the people in America. It will be a protection area where the U.S. can control its borders. With more protection the more it will be needed at all borders and ports.

When protecting the borders becomes a standard for the U.S. to have then it will become a policy. With a policy in place it will protect people's rights and keep them safe from harm. There shall not be any illicit trade or any explosives coming in to harm anyone. The policy and standard norm will have new sensor technology protection making sure that no one is harmed. If security is breached the senors will go off and people will know to protect themselves.

With the new security people will be able to be protected fully from their borders. No one will be able to get any illicit trade in or out. The protection from the new policy will guarantee a new comfort for the people. There will be less danger for the U.S. and harder ways for foreigners to hurt our defense. The nation will be protected from all sides and ready for anything. There will never be another bomb from anywhere else again. With new technology there will be new improvements every few years. The security will be strict and will eventually be able to identify everything that a person gets and has with them. Support the borders for security.

Security:
To protect the U.S. borders there is only one way to turn to. Security will protect and defend U.S. rights. The new sensor technology will be able to establish security over all the borders and ports. With it the people will feel happy and safe. The sensor technology will be able to provide security for all measures, entering and exciting the continental U.S. The new technology will finally save the U.S.

The security and sensors will provide needed protection at ports and borders to make sure that everyone is well protected. With the new sensors it will be able to pick up on any materials that may contain certain elements that can be deadly or dangerous to the human beings. The border patrol can pull them over and check whether the materials inside are safe or not. If they are unsafe then the patrol will not let the material enter. If it is safe it was only an error. It is better to know if something is dangerous to protect the citizens.

The U.S. citizens are the main concern of why there should be more security on the borders and ports. With the new sensory technology the people will not need to worry as much about who passes. The other thing is, if a U.S. citizen bought something that contain a certain material they would have to get rid of it before entering the U.S. border for their own safety and the safety of others. It will end up being better for everyone to be safe and not allow certain harmful materials into the U.S. The security will have very good protection with this new sensory technology to help them.

Reliablility:
At this current state the reliability of the new sensor technology is unknown the only way to figure out if it is safe or not is to test it. The reliability with the sensor will be whether a person can keep it under control and knows how to use it. If the sensor is hacked then the company, MITRE, would be guilty for the faultiness, but will be able to redeem themselves if they create a better one that is not as easily hacked and is more specific in code. With technology getting better and better every year and a half or so, the sensory technology should be updated about that often to keep it new and fresh. It will help greatly with improvements to it every two years or so.

A problem with the reliability might be if the technology doesn't sense the materials in the vehicle or on the person. There could be some way of shielding the sensor or making the material invisible to it. It would result in the reliability of the sensor if it could sense the material or not. If many people had gotten through with the materials that were supposed to be checked the product should be updated to be better used by the border patrol. That way the technology can be new and hopefully sense more material on a smaller scale.

When the system or sensor technology breaks down there must be a little reliability to the border patrol and going out to do the manual job. While the sensory technology gets fixed it could be updated to be better and last longer. The reliability of the product is unknown for now because it is new. Once it becomes used it will be more reliable and must be checked for any damage to it. If the sensory product is broken, hacked, or misreads it should be sent back and fixed. With the product it is a great way to sense what comes in the U.S. and makes sure that it is protected.