"Dirty Bombs" : Technical Background, Attack Prevention and Response, Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radioactive substances.

Terrorism.

Bombs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

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Summary:

Provides background for understanding terrorist threat posed by radiological dispersal devices (RDDs), also known as "dirty bombs," in which conventional explosives are used to disperse radioactive material in a public area; and examines the issues they raise. Discusses domestic and international efforts to prevent attacks; Federal planning for response, recovery, and attribution following an attack; and difficulty in measuring possible costs, probability, and impact of an RDD attack. Addresses issues for Congress, and lists related legislation in the 111th Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division. "Dirty Bombs"

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