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DIRTY BOMB [2 records]

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Record 1 2022-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

Any device, including a weapon or equipment other than a nuclear explosive device, specifically designed to employ radioactive material by disseminating it to cause destruction, damage or injury by means of the radiation produced by the decay of such material.

OBS

[Radiological dispersal devices] can be used to fulfill a wide variety of purposes and assume a number of different forms. [They] could consist of simply hiding a sealed radioactive source in an unsuspected place. Another technique is to embed radioactive material in a bomb with conventional explosives.

OBS

dirty bomb: Although the designation "dirty bomb" is often used as a synonym for "radiological dispersal device," it is in fact only one type of such a device.

OBS

radiological dispersal device; RDD: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Tout dispositif, incluant les armes ou de l'équipement autre que les armes nucléaires explosives, spécialement conçu pour disperser des matières radioactives en vue de détruire, de causer des dommages ou des blessures suite à la désintégration des matières qui le composent.

OBS

bombe sale : Bien que la désignation «bombe sale» soit souvent utilisé comme synonyme de «dispositif de dispersion radiologique», il s'agit en effet d'un seul type de ce dispositif.

OBS

engin de dispersion radiologique; RDD : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
CONT

A dirty bomb is a mix of explosives, such as dynamite, with radioactive powder or pellets. When the dynamite or other explosives are set off, the blast carries radioactive material into the surrounding area.

OBS

Although the term "dirty bomb" is often used as a synonym for "radiological dispersal device," it is in fact only one type of such a device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
CONT

Une bombe sale ne déclenche pas de réaction nucléaire et n'entraîne pas d'explosion nucléaire. Elle se compose d'un explosif puissant, comme du semtex, de la dynamite ou du TNT, d'une matière incendiaire, comme de la thermite, et d'une matière radioactive. La détonation de l'explosif conventionnel répand la matière radioactive qui contaminera les individus, le matériel, les installations et le terrain. L'incendie causé par la matière incendiaire va propulser la radioactivité dans l'atmosphère, ce qui aura pour effet d'encore propager la contamination.

OBS

Bien que le terme «bombe sale» soit souvent utilisé comme synonyme de «dispositif de dispersion radiologique», il s'agit en effet d'un seul type de ce dispositif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas QBRNE
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