Major Breakthrough in the Detection of Weapons of Mass Destruction Announced by GammaSight Technologies - Ports and Borders Now Safer

New homeland defense technology for ports, borders, airports and military bases was announced today by GammaSight Technologies. The new system, NIRIDS (non-intrusive rapid inspection and detection system), permits the rapid detection of weapons of mass destruction including shielded weapons-grade uranium & plutonium, radiation dispersion devices (dirty bombs), chemical warfare agents, and conventional explosives, all automatically and without risk of human error or the slowing of commerce.

Newport News, VA (PRWEB) November 1, 2004 -- GammaSight Technologies LLC, a Virginia based company, announced today its newest Homeland Defense product, a Non-Intrusive Rapid Inspection and Detection System (NIRIDS) capable of rapidly detecting weapons of mass destruction hidden inside cargo containers.

Leading this technological endeavor is world renowned physicist, Dr. Andrei Afanasev, Vice President of Nuclear Research and Technology at GammaSight Technologies. According to Dr. Afanasev, the new GammaSight system rapidly sees inside cargo containers to automatically identify terrorist weapons, including shielded weapons-grade uranium & plutonium, radiation dispersion devices (dirty bombs), chemical warfare agents, and conventional explosives, all automatically and without risk of human error or the slowing of commerce. "NIRIDS is no mere copy of what is now being deployed at ports" said Dr. Afanasev, "it is a major breakthrough in technology since the rapid and simultaneous detection of multiple threat materials was impossible prior to NIRIDS."

According to the Coalition for Secure Ports, a private group consisting of companies dedicated to the security of ports, vessels, and cargo, nearly nine million cargo containers arrive at the United States' 361 seaports each year. Each of these containers offers terrorists an excellent delivery vehicle for weapons. Unfortunately, less than three percent of the containers entering U.S. ports each year are ever checked, leaving more than eight million containers available to transport cataclysmic weapons.

"No one disputes that detecting weapons of mass destruction before they are loaded into a vessel is the key to securing our borders" says Jeffrey Ash, Vice President of Business Development at GammaSight Technologies. "The more difficult question is which system can locate the most weapon materials", said Ash, "and which system can do it accurately, quickly, and without disruption to commerce." With today's announcement by GammaSight, the question has been answered. For rapid and complete container inspection, NIRIDS is the obvious choice.

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