Dirty bomb : terrorism's low-tech, high-impact weapon [videorecording] / a BBC/WGBH Boston co-production; additional production for Nova by Lone Wolf Pictures; produced by Kirk Wolfinger, Matthew Collins, and Kim Shillinglaw; managing director Alan Ritsko; executive producer Paula S. Apsell.
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[videorecording] /
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distributed by WGBH Boston, distributed by WGBH Boston,
Approximate running time: 60 minutes. Originally broadcast as a segment of: Nova. This video is produced with the permission of the BBC.
Summary:
In this important film, Nova goes beyond the alarming headlines to answer critical questions: How easy is it to make a dirty bomb, and how does it differ from a conventional nuclear bomb? What would happen if terrorists were to explode a dirty bomb in the middle of London or Washington, DC? How dangerous is the fallout from a dirty bomb? What are the long-term effects and how well do we really understand them? And how can lives be saved if one explodes?
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