[Zipporah]

I read a post here a few weeks ago..with an article about a bomb that could 'spray' nuclear material over a large area.. In that article it was called a dirty bomb.. people laughed at me and said that was ridiculous..

Does anyone recall that post?

[11B3]

Another, possibly more likely event would be the detonation of an "electronic bomb". This is where a conventional explosive is encased in a charged high voltage coil. The resulting EMP burst destroys all circuits within miles - even if the circuit is not in use. It literally fries all electronics, and the package is small and not radioactive. A weapon like this would be devastating to our information systems, communications, hospitals, etc. I'll find the article about it and post it.