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There’ll also be more to learn about the dirty bomb.
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Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
And some, such as YouTuber Nosy Bystanders, are suggesting that drones are being used by the government to detect radiation, perhaps in anticipation of the explosion of a dirty bomb.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
In the years after the 9/11 attacks, a new threat loomed large in the minds of policymakers and the public: the dirty bomb.
—William C. Potter, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
Last month, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had a rare round of telephone calls with his U.S., French, U.K. and Turkish counterparts, claiming that the war in Ukraine was moving toward a more dangerous phase and that Kyiv might soon deploy a dirty bomb.
—Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
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Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
And some, such as YouTuber Nosy Bystanders, are suggesting that drones are being used by the government to detect radiation, perhaps in anticipation of the explosion of a dirty bomb.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
In the years after the 9/11 attacks, a new threat loomed large in the minds of policymakers and the public: the dirty bomb.
—William C. Potter, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
Last month, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had a rare round of telephone calls with his U.S., French, U.K. and Turkish counterparts, claiming that the war in Ukraine was moving toward a more dangerous phase and that Kyiv might soon deploy a dirty bomb.
—Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
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“Dirty bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%20bomb. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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