Investigators in the US found they could acquire enough radioactive material to build a “dirty bomb” by using fake companies and fraudulent licences
Technology
28 July 2022
Radioactive material is used in a “dirty bomb” Shutterstock/Parilov Source: Shutterstock
A covert investigation by a US government watchdog has found that someone using fake companies and fraudulent licences could obtain enough radioactive material to build a “dirty bomb”, without ever having their credentials checked out. Federal regulators don’t have plans to fix the loophole in licensing rules until at least the end of 2023.
Dirty bombs, also called radiological dispersal devices, use regular explosives to spread radioactive material. A 2017 report from Sandia National Laboratories found a large dirty bomb detonated in …
