DEFENSEWATCH for Sunday, October 26, 2003

Sunday, October 26, 2003

THE DIRTY NUKE - WHAT IT IS AND ISN'T

The Washington Post published an article by staff writer Jo Warrick back on March 18, 2002, discussing the potential danger posed by old Soviet RTGs (Radiothermal Generators) falling into the hands of terrorists. Warrick's thesis is that strontium-90, which is used to power some of these RTGs, could be used in the construction of dirty bombs - conventional bombs that are wrapped in a layer of radioactive material, so when they explode, they spread a layer of radioactive contamination over a wide... Sign in to see full entry.

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