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Dirty Bomb
The object of terrorism is purely to create a state of terror.
Killing innocent people is just one way for terrorists to achieve that goal.
It does not matter what the nuclide contents or activity of the "dirty bomb"
may be. It could even be a complete hoax.
Because of the lack of radiological knowledge in the public, and the media's
frenzied reporting, terror WILL reign until the emergency responders in the
affected jurisdiction can verify and control the situation.
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Danny K. McClung, RRPT
Reactor Health Physicist
NIST Center for Neutron Research
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3543
Building 235, Room A135
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3543
(301) 975-5812
<danny.mcclung@nist.gov>
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*The opinions expressed in this message are strictly my own.*
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