Format:
Tab., Lit. S. 164-168
ISSN:
0039-6338
Content:
The threat of radiological terror is normally viewed in the context of the 'dirty bomb' - a device designed to spread radioactivity with conventional high explosive. Such devices are often called weapons of mass disruption because they are likely to result in small numbers of casualties but massive clean-up costs and considerable interference to everyday life. Inspired by the high-profile murder of Alexander Litvineko, terrorists are likely to seek more effective ways of employing radiation as a weapon of terror. Ingestion, inhalation and immersion (I 3) attacks, in which radiation doses are delivered internally or by direct contact with the skin, can credibly kill an order of magnitude more people than a dirty bomb, are likely to incite considerably more fear among members of the public, and may require a much lower level of technical skill to execute. However, the security of radioactive sources can be enhanced and the consequences of an (I 3) attack mitigated. (Survival / SWP)
In:
Survival, Philadelphia, Pa. [u.a.] : Routledge, 1959, 49(2007), 3, Seite 151-168, 0039-6338
In:
volume:49
In:
year:2007
In:
number:3
In:
pages:151-168
Language:
English
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