NOVA> [NOVA] "Dirty Bomb"
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Subject: [NOVA] "Dirty Bomb"
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NEXT ON NOVA: "DIRTY BOMB"
http://www.pbs.org/nova/dirtybomb/
Broadcast: February 25, 2003
(NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as
dates and times may vary.)
Last summer, an American Al Qaeda sympathizer, Jose Padilla, was
arrested on suspicion of planning a "dirty bomb" attack on the United
States. Suddenly, one of the ultimate nightmare terrorist scenarios
seemed a step closer to reality. But few know what a dirty bomb really
is or what devastation it could cause. In this important and timely
film, NOVA explores beyond the alarming headlines to answer crucial
questions: How easy is it to acquire materials and manufacture a dirty
bomb? How does it differ from a conventional nuclear bomb, and how
destructive would it be? And how can lives be saved if one should
explode? The program dramatizes two credible attack scenarios based on
sophisticated models developed by radiation experts. These models are
then played out in two major cities, Washington and London, with results
that are both frightening and sobering.
Here's what you'll find on the companion Web site:
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Interview and Q&A
Preparing for Nuclear Terrorism
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Graham Allison
discusses both radiological and nuclear terrorism.
Ask the Expert
Charles Ferguson of the Center for Nonproliferation
Studies answers questions emailed to NOVA about the
dirty bomb threat.
Timeline and Interactive
Chronology of Events
Review incidents involving unprotected radioactive
materials in the former Soviet Union and elsewhere.
Sources of Radiation
Explore a landscape and locate radioactive sources
both harmful and beneficial, natural and manmade.
http://www.pbs.org/nova/dirtybomb/
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