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Penatgon Sensors

NPR
Published September 5, 2000 at 11:00 PM CDT

A Pentagon security barrier accidentally lifted the German Defense Minister's car yesterday, injuring the minister who was arriving for talks with Defense Secretary William Cohen. A similar incident occurred in 1998 to the Japanese defense minister's car. Noah talks with Jim Mannion, Pentagon Correspondent for the Agence France-Press, about the Pentagon's security malfunctions.

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