A dirty bomb is a conventional explosive such as dynamite, filled with deadly radioactive particles which scatter when the bomb goes off. Known as a radiological weapon, a dirty bomb's initial conventional explosion kills or injures people, and then spreads radiation -- hence the term "dirty. Such bombs could be miniature devices or be as big as a truck.
an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination
a blast in which some radioactive material gets pulverized and then spewed into the atmosphere
a bomb made of conventional explosives, like TNT, with the addition of radioactive isotopes, designed to spread over a wide area
a bomb that includes nuclear material in its makeup
a conventional bomb also packed with strontium, cesium or some other highly radioactive isotope used in medicine and industry
a conventional bomb equipped with radioactive material designed to spread over a wide area
a conventional explosive covered with radioactive isotopes
a conventional explosive laced with radioactive material and can have devastating effects if used in a densely populated area, particularly a large city
a conventional explosive salted with
a conventional explosive surrounded by nuclear, radioactive material
a conventional explosive surrounded by radioactive materials
a conventional explosive that ejects radioactive contamination into the wind so that individuals at great distances are affected
a conventional explosive that is packaged with radioactive material that is dispersed when the bomb explodes, contaminating the surrounding environment
a conventional explosive wrapped in radioactive material
a crude method for spreading radiation over a substantial area
a device that uses conventional explosives to disperse radioactive material
a device that uses conventional explosives to spread low-level radioactive material
a high explosive that has been contaminated with radioactive materials
a kind of RDD that combines conventional explosives and radioactive material
a made bomb of conventional explosives, like The preparation of Chlorate-Sugar, potassium permanganate and sugar, improvised napalm, the moulded bricks which burn, the bottle of fire, the cocktails of Molotov, and Thermite
a mix of explosives, such as dynamite, with radioactive powder or pellets
an explosive designed to spread dangerous radioactive material over a wide area
an explosive that spreads radioactivity around
a radiation dispersal device consisting of a conventional explosive, such as dynamite, attached to radioactive material
a radiological device that combines radioactive material, such as spent nuclear reactor fuel rods, with readily available conventional high explosives
a radiological dispersal device (RDD) that combines a conventional explosive, such as dynamite, with radioactive materials
a radiological dispersal device that spreads radioactive material through a conventional explosion
a radiological weapon but unlike a nuclear bomb, its purpose is to contaminate rather than destroy
a relatively crude device that uses conventional explosives such as dynamite to disperse radiation
a type of radiological attack that combines a conventional explosion with radioactive material that is spread throughout a much wider area by the force of the explosion
a device designed to spread radioactive material by conventional explosives when the bomb explodes. A dirty bomb kills or injures people through the initial blast of the conventional explosive and spreads radioactive contamination over possibly a large area - hence the term "dirty." Such bombs could be miniature devices or large truck bombs. A dirty bomb is much simpler to make than a true nuclear weapon. See also radiological dispersal device.
A dirty bomb, or Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) uses conventional explosive to disperse radioactive material like that used in the medical arena over a given area. Though a dirty bomb may not cause immediate physical damage, the spread of radioactive material can render an area uninhabitable and cause cancers and other illness to those that are exposed.
A dirty bomb is a RDD that combines conventional explosives and radioactive material. On detonation the bomb is intended to scatter the radioactive material. It is possible that more damage and casualties may result from the explosion than from the radiation itself.
a nuclear warhead designed to produce a great amount of radioactive debris by use of a fusion core, fission trigger, and casing of uranium-238.
Also known as a radiological weapon or radiological dispersion device, this is a conventional explosive such as dynamite packaged with radioactive material that scatters when the bomb goes off. A dirty bomb kills or injures through the initial blast of the conventional explosive and by airborne radiation and contamination\hence the term gdirty.h Such bombs could be miniature devices or as big as a truck bomb.
The term dirty bomb is primarily used to refer to a radiological dispersal device (RDD), a radiological weapon which combines radioactive material with conventional explosives. Though an RDD is designed to disperse radioactive material over a large area, a bomb that uses conventional explosives would likely have more immediate lethal effect than the radioactive material. At levels created from most probable sources, not enough radiation would be present to cause severe illness or death.