Homeland Security: Montana Democrat Senator Jon Tester

Montana Democrat Senator Jon Tester: Montana Democrat Senator Jon Tester, who will chair a special field meeting of the U.S. Senate homeland security committee today focusing on the northern border, said cutting-edge technology, private partnerships and bilateral collaboration are key to closing potentially critical gaps especially at expansive unmanned stretches, according to CBC. Blue Rose is an in-ground perimeter defence and security system developed by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center and based on fibre optic technology. According to an abstract summary prepared for Homeland Security, the system detects the sound and vibration of intruders, such as people and vehicles, moving near the sensor. System would detect, distinguish intruders A U.S. senator says a low-cost, high-tech cable sensor system could be planted along the Canada-U.S. border to boost security without impeding business. "I think theres some real opportunity to save money and get better border security," Tester told News. "I'm not talking drones here, I m talking low-level radar. I m talking things like Blue Rose technology, where you can lay a cable in the ground and determine whether a gopher runs over it, or a human being, or a horse." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.