Former U.S. Senator Warren Rudman continued his campaign for increased port security funding, here, correctly pointing out that the lifeblood of the nation’s economy is cargo trade through many ports and that vulnerabilities therein must be addressed.

The Washington Post said that the Department of Homeland Security’s project to procure and install 1,700 radiation detectors at ports or other points of entry has been postponed, here.  This delay is projected to last until next year.

This effort is one of many post-9/11 measures to enhance the security of the nation’s ports. …