"Dirty Bombs" Much More Likely to Create Fear than Cause Cancer - Reports that the main effect of a radiological weapon would most likely be psychological rather than carcinogenic. From the American Institute of Physics. www.aip.org/isns/reports/2002/038.html
America At War: Weapons of Mass Destruction - Transcript of online discussion about the possible terrorist use and consequences of use of radiological "dirty" bombs. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/01/politics/walsh120501.htm
Analysis: Making a 'dirty bomb' - BBC News Online article analysing the threat from "dirty bombs". news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_2037000/2037056.stm
How Dangerous Are "Dirty Bombs?" - Asks how dangerous a radiological weapon would really be in practice. enews.tufts.edu/stories/061102DirtyBombs.htm
Is The U.S. Ready For A 'Dirty Bomb'? - Asks whether the United States could cope with a radiological attack. From CBS News. www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/12/18/archive/main321759.shtml
Plan Urged For 'Dirty' Explosive - Reports that the explosion of a radiological bomb in downtown Washington could have a devastating effect on the city and Federal Government. From the Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A29978-2002May3
The "Dirty Bomb" Scenario - Article from TIME magazine queries just how realistic is the threat from radiological bombs. www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,182637,00.html
The Mechanics Of A 'Dirty Bomb' - Article from CBS News describing how a "dirty" radiological bomb works. www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/04/23/attack/main507031.shtml
The real dirt on dirty bombs - Assesses the threat of radiological bombs and the likely scenarios for their use by terrorists. From the Arizona Daily Star. www.azstarnet.com/attack/indepth/id-dirtybombs.html
What if the Terrorists Go Nuclear? - Article from the Center for Defense Information asks whether the perpetrators of the September 11 horrors could strike again, this time with nuclear weapons. www.cdi.org/terrorism/nuclear.cfm