Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism
Training Support Package
Participant Guide
Slide 5
We will briefly describe five major potential terrorist scenarios involving the use of
radiation. These scenarios include the:
Surreptitious placement of a radiation source which would radiate those in proximity.
Stealth dispersal of radioactive material which would spread exposure over a larger area
Explosive radiation dispersal (“dirty bomb”) which, of course, would not be subtle – if
radiation monitoring were conducted at every explosive event.
Attack on a nuclear power plant, which would potentially release a large number of
fission products over a widespread area.
Detonation of a nuclear weapon, which would make for a very bad day. While much of
the impact of such a release are outside the scope of toxicology, some of the
management issues that incorporate dose and fallout (downwind drift of radioactive
material from an explosive release) will be discussed.
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