TERRORISM »» TERRORISTS »» DIRTY BOMB »» Apr 12, 2021

The security measures we took after 9/11 helped prevent another such tragedy. However, the threat of nuclear, radiological, chemical or biological weapon attack still exists. Chemical weapons such as sarin, and biological weapons like anthrax, are difficult to deploy since these agents must remain in high-enough concentrations to be harmful even after being dispersed in water or the air - unless they are deployed in confined spaces. Security experts are most worried about a portable nuclear weapon, or terrorists attaching radioactive material to conventional explosives to produce a