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dirty bomb

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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.


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a hospital official directing the team assigned to handle ``victims'' from a mythical dirty bomb attack at the Valencia mall.
One of the containers has the cesium dirty bomb and the terrorists concealed inside.
1 million to establish a radiation and nuclear medical countermeasures program to identify products to treat civilians injured by a dirty bomb or nuclear attack.
 
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