Decontamination and remediation after a dirty bomb attack:Technical and political challenges

Nonproliferation Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 113-138

  Bulkeley, Jennifer C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dirty bomb attack; Emergency response; National response planning; Radiation remediation; Radiological weapon; Terrorism preparedness; Urban decontamination

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849094479     PISSN: 10736700     EISSN: 17461766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10736700601178598     Document Type: Article

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