The dirty, dirty bomb

The Village Voice;  February 19, 2003 ;   Smith, George;   439 words ......men advising Congress, a dirty bomb is in their grasp. With...of radioactive gunk, the dirty bomb has been advertised by the...from the war on terror, dirty bombs have never been used in...overheard saying that a dirty bomb would cause "few if ...

What is a dirty bomb? ; QA

Evening Standard - London;  November 6, 2006 ;   MARK PRIGG;   180 words ...QA What is a dirty bomb? A dirty bomb combines normal...nuclear bomb? Dirty bombs and nuclear weapons...city, while a dirty bomb affects a small...the effects of a dirty bomb be? A dirty bomb would boost radiation...

Dirty bomb detection: what's hot.(radiological dispersal device)

Law Enforcement Technology;  August 1, 2005 ;   Page, Douglas;   787 words ......dispersal device (RDD), or dirty bomb, is not hard. [ILLUSTRATION...experts believe a dirty bomb is no more than an...reasonable risk a dirty bomb attack will take place...hand, assembling a dirty bomb is fairly simple...terrorists might smuggle dirty bomb ...

DIRTY BOMB THREAT MUST NOT SOW PANIC.(EDITORIAL)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  June 13, 2002 ;     421 words ......concoction, known as a dirty bomb, could now target...plotting to explode dirty bombs. Padillo's arrest...fear. Experts say dirty bombs - explosives made...One scenario: A dirty bomb explodes in a New...with potential dirty bombs. This week law...has ...

Technology of 'Dirty Bomb' Simple, but Not the Execution

The Washington Post;  December 5, 2001 ;   Guy Gugliotta;   664 words ......radioactive material to make a "dirty bomb" might be relatively...National Laboratory. "Dirty bombs are weapons of mass disruption...with the threat of a dirty bomb. Sources have told The...the only blast from a dirty bomb is provided by the explosive...

Cleaning up the meaning of `Dirty Bomb'. (correspondence).

Insight on the News;  March 4, 2003 ;   Yassif, Jaime;   154 words ......Kimery's cover story Searching for `Dirty Bombs' (Jan. 21-Feb. 3) does its readers...by using phrases such as nuclear dirty bomb that blur the distinction between nuclear weapons and dirty bombs. Nuclear weapons can cause catastrophic...and killing tens of thousands. A dirty ...

Dirty bomb threat high and rising

The Sunday Telegraph London;  June 17, 2007 ;   TOM HARPER;   310 words ......Britain with a radioactive "dirty bomb" has grown rapidly in recent...soldiers" who had plotted dirty bomb attacks in Britain and the...Institute, said: "The threat from dirty bombs is now higher than it was...until terrorists launched a dirty bomb attack on the West.

Radiation scanner van units set to combat threat of dirty bomb attack

The Scotsman;  January 18, 2007 ;   Tanya Thompson Social Affairs Correspondent;   649 words ......that can detect so-called "dirty bombs" are to be introduced at...to the rest of the UK. Dirty bombs - small amounts of toxic...fear an attack using a dirty bomb concealed in a container...QUESTIONS ANSWERED What is a dirty bomb? A device composed...of high explosive. ...

Concerns heighten over 'dirty bomb'

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 17, 2004 ;   DOUGLAS FRANTZ;   787 words ...Concerns heighten over 'dirty bomb' Some fear attack by...group could detonate a "dirty bomb" that would spew radioactive...locations. Detonating a dirty bomb would not cause the death...specific threats involving dirty bombs or nuclear weapons, but...experiments involving ...

DIRTY BOMB NEW TWIST ON TERROR.(NEWS)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  June 11, 2002 ;     562 words ......surfaced last year, the science of ''dirty bombs'' is based on assumptions about...plot'' to unleash a ''radioactive dirty bomb'' in America somewhere. But officials...stage'' of the plot, researching dirty bombs and learning how to wire explosives...there's no such thing as the ...

IAEA Director Warns Of 'Dirty Bomb' Risk

The Washington Post;  March 12, 2003 ;   Louis Charbonneau;   355 words ......to spread havoc with "dirty bombs." Mohamed ElBaradei, the...international conference on dirty bombs, which are made by attaching...there has never been a dirty bomb attack, ElBaradei said...terrorist plans to use dirty bombs were worth taking seriously...attacks, tried ...

Dirty bomb 'not a matter of if ... but when'

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  May 9, 2004 ;   DOUGLAS FRANTZ, Special from the Los Angeles Times;   787 words ......NJ) 05-09-2004 Dirty bomb 'not a matter...could detonate a "dirty bomb" that would spew...Detonating a dirty bomb would not cause...threats involving dirty bombs or nuclear weapons...experiments involving dirty bombs and chemical...attacks involving a ...

ANALYSIS: RESCUERS READY FOR 'DIRTY BOMB?'

United Press International;  June 15, 2002 ;     787 words ......Rescuers ready for 'dirty bomb?' LOS ANGELES...to detonate a dirty bomb in the United...before. If I have a dirty bomb, Jonathan Links...analysts have called dirty bombs the ultimate terrorist...the effects of a dirty bomb, but the expertise...explosion is ...

ANALYSIS: RESCUERS READY FOR 'DIRTY BOMB'?

United Press International;  June 16, 2002 ;     787 words ......Rescuers ready for 'dirty bomb'? LOS ANGELES...to detonate a dirty bomb in the United...before. If I have a dirty bomb, Jonathan Links...analysts have called dirty bombs the ultimate terrorist...the effects of a dirty bomb, but the expertise...explosion is ...

Missing and stolen radioactive sources on increase; Lost radiation fuels...

The Sunday Herald;  June 23, 2002 ;   Rob Edwards; Environment Editor;   748 words ......and made into dirty bombs, the Sunday Herald...not years." A dirty bomb is a large amount...might revert to dirty bombs were given some...planning to explode a dirty bomb, though no evidence...radioactivity ideal for a dirty bomb which could, ...