A dirty bomb or radiological dispersal device is a radiological weapon that combines radioactive material with conventional explosives. The purpose of the weapon is to contaminate the area around the
2018 exercise by the International Atomic Energy Agency simulating a dirty bomb attack.
Nuclear terrorism is the use of a nuclear weapon or radiological weapon as an act of terrorism. There are many possible terror incidents, ranging in feasibility and scope. These include the sabotage o
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United States Army soldiers wearing NBC suits during a simulated nuclear terrorist attack training exercise in McCormick, South Carolina in 2011
The announcement of the United States' Global Threat Reduction Initiative at the International Atomic Energy Agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria in 2004