Radiological Weapons Containment .

Radiological Weapons Containment. Vanguard Response Systems, a Canadian company, is now testing equipment for containment and mitigation of the effects of radiological weapons. This type of weapon, now commonly mis-labeled a ‘dirty bomb’, is a conventional explosive device packed with bits and bobs of medical or other radiological sources in place of bolts and nails. Such bombs would kill few if any persons not killed in the initial blast. They are weapons of mass annoyance rather than destruction… [Samizdata.net]

This post has a refreshingly realistic look at the real effects of a “dirty bomb.”