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port security

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

port security the safeguarding of vessels, harbors, ports, waterfront facilities, and cargo from internal threats such as destruction, loss, or injury from sabotage or other subversive acts, as well as accidents, thefts, or other causes of similar nature.

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