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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 at www.pbs.org/nova/dirtybomb/
:
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.

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/

Broadcast: February 25, 2003 - (NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as
dates and times may vary.)
 
 

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