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US Builds Virtual Wall on Border

Posted August 31, 2012 8:21 AM

From BBC News - Technology:

The US turns to technology to guard its border with Mexico. A third-party observes the scene in silence: an army of electronic sensors acting as watch guard in a place where the arm of the law would not otherwise reach.

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08/31/2012 11:35 PM

Yeah great use of advanced sensor technology.

But I ask, will it be able to detect illegals and smugglers tunneling under the border?

Billions and Billions and Billions spent, with really nothing to show for it so far but an ineffective border barrier.....

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09/02/2012 1:38 PM

Well, if it doesn't work out, I suppose we could always recycle that old Iron Curtain.
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