Dirty bomb
Subtitle: weapon of mass disruption
By: Gilbert King
Publisher: Chamberlain Bros.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781596090002
Subjects: Dirty bombs.; Nuclear terrorism.
Description: "While newspapers carry stories about dirty bombs from time to time few readers know enough about these bombs to be scared. And scared they should be. The threat of a nuclear strike is more real than ever, and the government, while trying to do its best, is playing from way behind. Some experts even wonder if we should be spending less money on trying to prevent it, and more on trying to deal with one after it happens." "This is an investigation into the world of nuclear arms, radioactive machinery, and Al Qaeda terrorists. This book is filled with shocking revelations regarding huge security gaps, radioactive materials, missing nuclear arsenals, as well as the simplicity of technology needed to detonate what many experts have called "Weapons of Mass Disruption."" "Shocking stories include: in 1995 a 17 year-old Boy Scout built a working nuclear core in a shed in his parent's backyard; in 1996 Chechen separatists planted a working Dirty Bomb in a Moscow park; international intelligence recently uncovered the fact that the terrorists have a bomb-making school or network, which is easily transmitted via the internet; 38 missing Alazan warheads were modified to carry radioactive material by the Russian government, effectively creating the world's first surface-to-surface 'dirty bombs'; in 1987 an exposed core of Ceasium 137 was left in a trash can in Brazil for three days - hundreds were treated for ailments related to radiation sickness; there are rumored to be 20 missing Russian nuclear suitcase bombs; and recent studies show that the affects of a medium sized Dirty Bomb would wreak far worse financial and long-term physical damage than originally assessed."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: What is a dirty bomb?; title: How much expertise does it take to make a dirty bomb?; title: What's the difference between a nuclear bomb and a "dirty bomb?"; title: Possible types of bombs and delivery methods; title: Closer than you think; title: The effects of a dirty bomb attack; title: What to do in case of a dirty bomb; title: How to prevent a dirty bomb; title: Dirty secrets, dirty bombs: U.S. and Russia.