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Boo1

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5. Easily....

Reply to JBTaurus83 (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 12:52 PM

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But there is a reason why nobody has done it.

A dirty bomb is a lot easier to detect, since it's radioactive, and its not really much more dangerous than a conventional bomb.

It would take more effort and disruption to clean up, but as far as casualties go it wouldn't increase them meaningfully.

Things I'd be a lot more worried about.

Mass shootings, particularly at large events,
Bombing public transit,
Vehicle based attacks (parades etc),
Cyber based attacks

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Absolutely Greg_In_SF Tuesday #1

Well JBTaurus83 Tuesday #2

Enriched uranium and uranium as a whole is actually a poor material for that use DetroitLegalBeagle Tuesday #4

Exactly. They probably have amounts of Cs137 or other isotopes Jerry2144 Tuesday #6

The point of a dirty bomb would not be its effectiveness sarisataka Tuesday #12

Also true DetroitLegalBeagle Tuesday #15

Will OC375 Tuesday #3

Easily.... Boo1 Tuesday #5

Im shocked they havent used it Johonny Tuesday #7

They probably think it would give Trump/Israel the excuse to go nuclear & say they started it EX500rider Tuesday #17

Anyone who works in a hospital or science lab has access to the materials to make a dirty bomb. haele Tuesday #8

A dirty bomb is meant to contaminate a large area for generations. Swede Tuesday #11

There would be no EMP sarisataka Tuesday #16

Chemical and biological JBTaurus83 Tuesday #9

They can but then it gives their adversaries a excuse to go nuclear EX500rider Tuesday #10

To make one- absolutely sarisataka Tuesday #13

Chemical and biological too. C_U_L8R Tuesday #14

Other possibilities are weapons similar to that Chinese "weather balloon" and other cheap Shahed type drones fujiyamasan Tuesday #18

Why would they want or need to do that? David__77 Tuesday #19