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Re: Fwd: Dirty Bomb
CNN has also had some fairly good (i.e. not anti-nuke biased) coverage on
this issue. They say:
"A dirty bomb is a conventional bomb equipped with radioactive material
designed to spread over a wide area. Depending on the circumstances of the
explosion, the number of deaths and injuries from a dirty bomb might not
be substantially greater than from a conventional bomb explosion. But
panic over radioactivity and evacuation measures could snarl a city, and
the area struck would be off-limits for at least several months during
cleanup efforts."
http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/06/10/dirty.bomb.suspect/index.html
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Subject: Fwd: Dirty Bomb
Radsafers,
Here is an interesting observation from my son, Chris, a recent addition
to
the medical physics ranks.
Bob C, the proud papa
----- Message from Chris Cherry <cpdcherry@yahoo.com> on Mon, 10 Jun 2002
10:54:17 -0700 (PDT) -----
To:
Bob Cherry <BobCherry@aol.com>
Subject:
Dirty Bomb
The public's idea of nuclear terrorism may depend on
which newspaper articles they read. Two wire service
reports on the terrorist arrested for plotting a
"dirty bomb" attack describe the nature of such a
device. The plot was in the planning stage, and I did
not find specific details on the nature of the
radioactivity.
>From AP:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=514&e=2&cid=514&u=/ap/20020610/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terror_arrest_16
A "dirty bomb" would not result in a nuclear
explosion, but experts say such a device could release
relatively small amounts of radiation over several
city blocks. Its most devastating effect would be in
the panic it likely would cause. For that reason, it
has been called an ideal terrorist weapon.
>From Reuters:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=578&e=1&cid=578&u=/nm/20020610/ts_nm/attack_dirtybomb_dc_5
A so-called dirty bomb involves exploding a
conventional device wrapped in or laced with
radioactive material that can kill victims in the
immediate area and spread highly toxic material to
humans, causing mass death and injury.
-Chris
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