Preventing Maritime Terrorism: Container Security Initiative Ron Johnson American Military University

Figure 1: US Customs and Border Protection: Container Security Initiative Website (CBP, 2019).

The United States have moved from reactive methods and have shifted to techniques that are more proactive to fight international terrorism

United States Customs has entered into bilateral agreements with foreign governments to prescreen containers identified as potential high-risk, for terrorists’ weapons at the port of departure instead of the arrival port.

Maritime Terrorism and Security

The United States has over 88,633 miles of coastline and roughly 361 ports of which 75 percent of international trade by tonnage flows (Romero, 2003).

Containerized shipping posses a great risk and is venerable to potential terrorists’ attacks. An area of grave concern is suicide bombing via explosives in containers.

Maritime attack (CIMSEC, 2019)

Container Security Initiative

The Container Security Initiative (CSI) is a program developed by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection designed to protect containerized shipping from exploitation by terrorists.

CSI prescreens containers before shipping and under the program high risk containers are subject to both an x-ray and a radiation scan. CSI is operational in 58 ports (Core Competencies, ch. 4, 2019).

US Customs and Border Patrol CSI Operational Ports, (US CBP, 2019)

Status of CSI on International Law

References: Chapter 4: Homeland Security: Core Competencies. (n.d.). Retrieved October 22, 2019, from http://workforce.calu.edu/Haywood/HSChap4full.doc. Romero, J. (2003). Prevention of maritime terrorism: The container security initiative. Chicago Journal of International Law, 4(2), 597-605. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/docview/237213795?accountid=8289I need help finishing a power point in APA/ I have already started it and have the sources/ I just need help finishing it/
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