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dirty bomb,

an explosive device that disperses radioactive material over a wide area, contaminating land, buildings, and people. Its purpose is to cause fear and to make an area unusable for a long time.

Dirty Bomb

A conventional bomb—i.e., explosive delivery device—which would contain high-level radioactive waste or subnuclear weapons-grade material and theoretically contaminate a wide area with radioactivity

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Bomb Radiation Injuries			GAO-09-996T September 14, 2009 A terrorist's use of a radiological dispersal device (RDD) or improvised nuclear device (IND) to release radioactive materials into the environment could have devastating consequences. Combating Nuclear Terrorism: Preliminary Observations on Preparedness ... by General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony Such a weapon poses a far greater risk than just a radiological dispersal device, the technical term for a dirty bomb. Fears that little known medical isotope could fall into the wrong ... by National Defense The bombs - which can be any size - are known technically as a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD). Terror weapon's for chaos & death by The Mirror (London, England)			radioimmunofluorescence assay radioimmunology radioimmunoprecipitation radioimmunoscintigraphy radioimmunosorbent radioimmunosorbent test radioimmunosorbent test (RIST) radioimmunotherapy radioiodine radioiodine uptake radioiodine uptake test radioisotope radioisotope scan radioisotope stent radiolabel radiolabeling radiolesion radioligand radiologic radiologic anatomy radiologic pelvimetry radiologic technologist radiologic units radiological radiological anatomy Radiological dispersal device Radiological Society of North America radiologist radiology radiolucence radiolucency radiolucent radiolysis radiolysis of water radiometer radiomimetic radiomimetic drug radionecrosis radioneuritis Radionics radionuclide radionuclide angiocardiography Radionuclide bone scan radionuclide imaging radionuclide organ imaging radionuclide scan Radionuclide scanning radionuclide venography radionuclide ventriculography radiopacity radiopaque			radiological anatomy Radiological and Environmental Science Laboratory radiological artifact radiological artifact radiological artifact Radiological Assessment Radiological Assessment/Assistance Team Radiological Assistance Program Radiological Associates of Sacramento Radiological bomb Radiological Buffer Area Radiological Case of the Month Radiological Consultants Association Radiological Control Radiological Control Area Radiological Control Line radiological control team Radiological Control Technical Position Radiological Control Technician Radiological Controls Practices Evaluation Radiological dating Radiological dating radiological defense radiological defense Radiological Defense Study radiological diagnosis radiological diagnosis radiological diagnosis radiological diagnosis Radiological Diagnostic Oncology Group Radiological dispersal device Radiological Dispersion Bomb Radiological Dispersion Device Radiological Dispersion Device radiological dose Radiological Emergency Assistance Radiological Emergency Medical Team Radiological Emergency Preparedness Radiological Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee Radiological Emergency Response Radiological Emergency Response Operations Radiological Emergency Response Plan Radiological Emergency Response Team Radiological Emergency Team Operations School Radiological Engineering Assessment radiological environment Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Radiological Fallout Radiological Hazard Warning Radiological Health Program Radiological Imaging Technology, Inc. radiological interpretation radiological interpretation radiological interpretation radiological interpretation Radiological Material Storage Area Radiological Materials Area Radiological Monitor radiological monitoring

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Dirty Bomb (redirected from Radiological dispersal device)

Dirty Bomb
(redirected from Radiological dispersal device)