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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.
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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
And Russian authorities have made numerous claims before and after the invasion that Ukraine was developing a radioactive dirty bomb.
—WIRED, 7 Aug. 2023
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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
And Russian authorities have made numerous claims before and after the invasion that Ukraine was developing a radioactive dirty bomb.
—WIRED, 7 Aug. 2023
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“Dirty bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirty%20bomb. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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