http://www.flirthermography.com/cameras/all_cameras.asp
Posted on 04/05/2008 2:11:52 PM PDT by RDTF
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two men attempting to board a plane to China with nearly a dozen sensitive infrared cameras in their luggage were arrested on Saturday, a federal official said.
Federal agents stopped the pair on the jetway as they were preparing to board the flight to Beijing.
The men had been in the United States for about a week, said Rick Weir, assistant special agent in charge of the Los Angeles office of the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security.
Yong Guo Zhi, a Chinese national, and Tah Wei Chao, a naturalized U.S. citizen, were arrested for investigation of trying to take thermal imaging cameras with potential military use to China without the proper export licenses, Weir said.
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Ten of the cameras, which measure about 2 inches square and cost about $5,000 each, were found in the men's checked luggage, Weir said. Salcido said it appeared they split the shipment up between them.
The cameras have both commercial and military uses but they are "very expensive, highly sensitive," Weir said. "They're not something you could buy off the shelf."
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interesting
Those cameras were probably made in China in the first place.
Nope
Anyone have links of photos of such cameras?
So where do you get them? Did they steal them or buy them where they shouldn't be shopping?
Purchased at Bill Clinton INC.
http://www.flirthermography.com/cameras/all_cameras.asp
I bet the clintoons didn't declare the sales commission on their taxes either.
If these cameras are on the list of sensitive technology and are not approved for export,then fine arrest them.If not then this is just more BS.
Why arrest them? After all we allow Boeing to produce advanced composite parts for the 787 in China giving the Chinese practical knowledge of aircraft composites that will help their advanced fighter program.
“So where do you get them?”
I’ll see if they are available at the next gun show.
Actually they are something you can buy off the shelf.
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&safe=off&q=FLIR+infrared+camera&um=1&ie=UTF-8
They are not military products, but rather diagnostic tools but they still can’t be taken out of the country because they are covered under ITAR
Note the disclaimer.
FLIR PRODUCTS CAN NOT BE SOLD OUTSIDE THE US AND ITS TERRITORIES AND CAN NOT SHIP INTERNATIONALLY THROUGH A FREIGHT FORWARDER TO OVERSEAS APO OR FPO OR CANADA.
Most likely corporate espionage, take a few to reverse engineer, and begin marketing them for sale at lower prices. They can be made for a lot less than 5000 dollars.
Dear Santa,
My God! You mean they actually caught someone?
Always seems like a naturalized US citizen is involved in these Chinese espionage cases. I fear we are thoroughly infiltrated.
infrared film has been available for years at your camera store. It works great on any decent SLR camera. Why the big deal?
Ping.
IR Video cams are going to be the new GW tool.
Government agents will drive through your neighborhood with IR cameras, and note the amount of heat loss coming from each house or building.
They will then assess taxes, which can be offset by purchasing carbon credits.
There will be a big market on these, and everyone is fighting to develop their own market niche before the public starts needing to buy their own cameras to check their own property.
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. That’s what it’s about.
what a load
Google “flir china” and see what you get. I’m sure that many of those made in China are “sold outside the US” but I guess that’s not what the dislaimer means. I doubt than anyone would have to have ten cameras taken to China to “reverse engineer.” The whole operation seems strange and expensive.
The Electric Company already does this here for free if you ask.
But you are correct, wait until the Gov gets hold of this for taxes.
I would think that anything legally for sale is therefore legal property of the new owner. If they’re so sensitive then they shouldn’t be allowed to be sold. Some of the story must be missing.
and went unreported in the Left Angeles Times...
Believe whatever makes you feel good.
Who would have believed that one could make millions selling something called ‘carbon credits’?
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