Hey, I am confused about a dirty bomb that a terorist organization would employ in a city. Would it have the same effect as Hiroshima, with a huge mushroom cloud and a devastating blast radius and radiation, or would it just be a smaller explosion that spreads the toxins or whatever is put in the bomb??
2007-07-27 07:11:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
same effect like nuke but without big boom and mushroom
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2007-07-31 00:13:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
hi.Had some on hands experiance on HE.The"bomb"is not a nuke.The blast would depend on explosive and wont give them out,out here.The Blast would probably hurt a few people,but the real danger is what grade of dirt they could use.IT may affect alot of good people a long time.
2007-07-31 02:20:53 · answer #2 · answered by spooky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea of a dirty bomb is that they take radio active material and use conventional explosives to blow it up and spread the radio activity about - there is no actual nuclear explosion which would be a "nuke."
2007-07-27 07:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by netjr 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
IT it is just radioactive material disbursed by an explosion and the wind. nothing like hiroshima. it would basically cover a small area, depending on wind and the amount of explosives. small area but if in the right place could kill a bunch of people in say new york or l.a..
2007-07-27 07:19:04 · answer #4 · answered by BRYAN H 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. Dirty bombs spred nuclear material, causing radioactive contamination and do not undergo nuclear fission.
2007-07-27 07:16:54 · answer #5 · answered by Taylor G 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think a dirty bomb would just terrorize people. It could be tiny and pose no real danger and people would still freak.
2007-07-27 07:20:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
"B"
2007-07-27 07:17:15 · answer #7 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋