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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Not totally black Sunday: Homeland Security says that the rumors of dirty bombs being planted for National Football League games cannot be substantiated. GAO investigators created fake Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) documents to purchase radioactive materials from commercial suppliers, then attempted to bring in enough material to build two dirty bombs. The number of dirty bombs we face," he predicts, "will be determined by how we deal with the first. |
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