[neverdem]

Fact Sheet on Dirty Bombs

Dirty work.
Physicist Frederick Harper used simulated dirty bombs to quantify the threat of real ones.
Credit: Randy Montoya

[MaxMax]

[Herakles]

"Although the damage caused by a dirty bomb would pale in comparison to that caused by a true nuke, experts fear that such bombs could still cause panic and possible injury or death by spreading radioactive material over potentially large areas."

Ok, let's see if I got this right; material heavier that lead is going to mysteriously "hang" in the air and spread all over the place, making life barely livable for people who know little about the methodology behind boiling water let alone the physics of kinetic energy and radioactive materials!

Where does God find all these people who have panic attacks every time someone in the MSM says boo?

[CenturionM]

Dirty bombs prey on the fact that for most people, radiation ranks up there with evil spirits as something unseen that is out to get you.

Even without the MSM's help, people get hysterical when the "R" word is mentioned.

[Fresh Wind]

What about the long term effects of the lawsuits that would result from a dirty bomb?

[showme_the_Glory]

Jack Bauer is not skeered.

[The Great RJ]

The British made for TV movie The Dirty War that has been shown recently on HBO, is pretty accurate. The actual number of radiation deaths might not be all that high, but medical facilities would be overrun and panicked victims might spread the radioactive materials further in their attempts to flee the area. The whole purpose of using such a weapon is to spread fear.