Radiological weapons: how real is the threat?
By Andy Oppenheimer
14 Nov 2007
The spate of looting at more than six nuclear sites in Iraq during the recent, chaotic post-war period threatened to produce the worst nuclear security crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union. It also highlighted the danger of radioactive materials falling into the hands of terrorists seeking to make radiological/radiation dispersal devices (RDDs - 'dirty bombs'). The potential is great for looted materials to be sold on to terrorist groups seeking to make RDDs, writes Andy Oppenheimer.
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14 Nov 2007
The spate of looting at more than six nuclear sites in Iraq during the recent, chaotic post-war period threatened to produce the worst nuclear security crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union. It also highlighted the danger of radioactive materials falling into the hands of terrorists seeking to make radiological/radiation dispersal devices (RDDs - 'dirty bombs'). The potential is great for looted materials to be sold on to terrorist groups seeking to make RDDs, writes Andy Oppenheimer.
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