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CAPSULE CESIUM [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Security
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
CONT

At least one reported case of the use of radiological materials - albeit in a very limited manner (the placing of a cesium capsule by Chechen rebels in a Moscow park) - by terrorists.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Physique radiologique et applications
CONT

Il y a eu au moins un cas de signalé d'utilisation de matières radiologiques - bien que de façon très limitée (une capsule de césium a été déposée dans un parc de Moscou par des rebelles tchétchènes) - par des terroristes.

Spanish

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