How does the PSI fit with the Container Security Initiative (CSI)?
The PSI and the CSI are complementary, in that both are operational efforts in support of national security objectives to enhance global maritime security by improving our ability to prevent shipments of illicit cargo. The Container Security Initiative is focused on maritime cargoes bound for (or from) the United States; PSI addresses cargoes in transit, wherever they may be — at sea, in the air, and on land worldwide. CSI is creating adequate capabilities at major ports to screen cargo containers to ensure they do not contain problematic items. PSI efforts include action against shipments throughout the transportation continuum, not just when they arrive in a port. Q: What is the relationship between PSI and formal nonproliferation structures such as the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)? A: The United States, like many other countries, has a broad nonproliferation stra
