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Dirty Bombs Revisited: Combating the Hype

Apr 22, 2010 | 08:54 GMT

Members of the Tokyo Fire Department rescue a man in the role of the injured during an anti-terrorism exercise conducted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Members of the Tokyo Fire Department rescue a man in the role of the injured during an anti-terrorism exercise conducted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government at Tokyo Big Sight on November 7, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. The first anti-RDD (radiological dispersal device) terrorism field training exercise on the local government level in Japan is being held to improve management abilities on RDD or 'dirty bomb' attack cases by using the latest equipment, facilities and vehicles.

(Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)

To counter the hype associated with renewed attention to the threat posed by dirty bombs, we once more will consider dirty bombs in detail -- and provide our readers with a realistic assessment of the threat they pose....

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