However, in the terrorists' hands, cobalt could have been used to create a '
dirty bomb'.
Deadly bomb attacks in Brussels last month have fueled concern that Daesh could eventually target nuclear plants, steal material and develop radioactive "
dirty bombs." Militants were found to have secretly videotaped the daily routine of a senior manager of a Belgian nuclear plant, Obama said.Obama said the required 102 countries had now ratified an amendment to a nuclear security treaty that would tighten protections against nuclear theft and smuggling.
Most of the facilities for the research and development of chemical weapons and
dirty bombs are sunk below the surface of the secret 1.55 square mile site.
It's effectively an early warning system against
dirty bombs."
Kromek will develop an advanced personal detection system for gamma and neutron radiation, kit that can be combined with other such systems to form large networks, providing information on radiation signatures over an extended area - thereby picking up on anomalies in cities that could indicate an act of terrorism, such as a '
dirty bomb'.
DIRTY BOMB FEAR Large quantities of Ir-192 have gone missing before in the United States, Britain and other countries, stoking fears among security officials that it could be used to make a
dirty bomb.
A senior security official said: "They could simply attach it to explosives to make a
dirty bomb."
At a recent House hearing on the prevention and response to a
dirty bomb attack at a U.S.