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Next Up in Donbas: A Dirty Bomb?


Ukrainian spooks have released a report that alleges that Russia and the rebels it backs in eastern Ukraine are trying to build a “dirty bomb.” According to the report, they are using the spent nuclear material stored under a Soviet-era chemical factory near the frontline of the conflict between Kiev’s forces and the rebels to make the attempt.Dirty bombs, unlike proper nuclear weapons, don’t actually use fissile nuclear material to add to the force of the explosion. Rather, they put radioactive material next to conventional explosives so that when the bomb goes off, it spews a large cloud of radioactive …read more

Source: The American Interest

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