Bush Admin. Hiring Chinese Company To Detect Nukes Inside Cargo Heading To US…

Associated Press TED BRIDIS, JOHN SOLOMON March 23, 2006 at 05:31 PM
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In the aftermath of the Dubai ports dispute, the Bush administration is hiring a Hong Kong conglomerate to help detect nuclear materials inside cargo passing through the Bahamas to the United States and elsewhere.

The administration acknowledges the no-bid contract with Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. represents the first time a foreign company will be involved in running a sophisticated U.S. radiation detector at an overseas port without American customs agents present.

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