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UK and the world under threat of radioactive ‘dirty bomb’

WHAT IS A DIRTY BOMB?
A dirty bomb combines normal explosives (such as dynamite or Semtex)and radioactive materials.
The bomb blast rapidly spreads the radioactive particles, creating a
major contamination hazard.
The blast itself is as forceful as any other type of high-explosive
device but would boost radiation levels in the detonation area,
causing long-term damage. It could increase the risk of cancer and
kill people several years in the future.

Nuclear-armed terrorists are a real threat to Britain, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will warn 

Police ‘unable to contain’ nuclear threat
Spectre of nuclear attack ‘impossible to ignore’
Countries must ‘work together’ to prevent destruction
Maol Online, By MATT BLAKE,  7th March 2012  Stateless terrorists are closer to unleashing a nuclear attack on Britain than ever before, Nick Clegg will warn today.

The Deputy Prime Minister will say materials and internet instructions on how to make a ‘dirty bomb’ have become so readily available in recent years that police forces are unable to contain such a threat.
Al Qaeda are already known to be actively trying to amass nuclear material and recruit rogue scientists to build a radioactive ‘dirty bomb’ while diplomatic temperatures between Iran and the West are at boiling point.
Mr Clegg will issue a plea for more co-operation between countries to fight the spectre of terrorism, crime and economic collapse in a
speech at the Hague this evening, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Diplomatic documents exposed by Wikileaks last year showed a leading
atomic regulator had privately warned the security services that the
world stands on the brink of a ‘nuclear 9/11’.
WHAT IS A DIRTY BOMB?
A dirty bomb combines normal explosives (such as dynamite or Semtex)
and radioactive materials.
The bomb blast rapidly spreads the radioactive particles, creating a
major contamination hazard.
The blast itself is as forceful as any other type of high-explosive
device but would boost radiation levels in the detonation area,
causing long-term damage. It could increase the risk of cancer and
kill people several years in the future.
A Nato meeting in 2009 revealed that al Qaeda were plotting to build
makeshift nuclear IEDs and plant them by roads used by US and British
troops in Afghanistan. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2111395/Nuclear-armed-terrorists-real-threat-Britain-Deputy-Prime-Minister-Nick-Clegg-warn.html#ixzz1oZ2s5Ky1

March 8, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, UK