why are they called dirty bombs?
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A dirty bomb, or radiological dispersion device, is a bomb that combines conventional explosives, such as dynamite, with radioactive materials in the solid, liquid or gaseous form. Adirty bomb is intended to disperse radioactive material into a small, localized area around an explosion.
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A "dirty bomb" is one type of a radiological dispersal device — also called an RDD — that combines conventional explosives, such as dynamite, with radioactive material. The terms dirty bomb and RDD are often used interchangeably. ... A dirty bomb is in no way similar to a nuclear bomb.
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