Explore: Radiological Weapons

considered direct radiological warfare, but salted bombs, which produce maximize radioisotope production in a nuclear blast, are. Radiological weapons are normally

A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people

or radiological dispersal device is a radiological weapon that combines radioactive material with conventional explosives. The purpose of the weapon is

the name of the regiment was changed following the addition of radiological weapons to its remit, and the NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) designation

cyclotrons, certain devices used in cancer therapy, nuclear weapons, or radiological weapons. It is generally divided into three types: bone marrow, gastrointestinal

1 GeV beam. Lawrence was a staunch advocate of the US offensive radiological weapons program in the immediate post-war period. He was a member of an ad-hoc

three types of weapons of mass destruction: nuclear weapons, biological weapons, and chemical weapons. It is one of the five nuclear-weapon states recognized

There are other radiological weapons called radiological exposure devices where an explosive is not necessary. A radiological weapon may be very appealing

and Radiological Event Scale (INES) is the primary form of categorizing the potential health and environmental effects of a nuclear or radiological event

Chemical). The addition of the R (for Radiological) is a consequence of the "new" threat of a radiological weapon (also known as "dirty bombs"). In the