Thursday, November 1, 2012

Concerns Over A "Dirty Bomb" Attack Rising

Alistair Burt will say countries around the world face a 'real and global threat' of a nuclear terror attack. South Korean radiologists are pictured taking part in an exercise in dealing with a possible radioactive terror attack at the Kimpo airport

Dirty Bomb Attack Now A 'Real Threat' To Britain As Nuclear Waste Smugglers Swap Tips Online, Foreign Office Warns -- Daily Mail

* Minister Alistair Burt uses speech to warn nuclear terrorism, once unthinkable, is now a real possibility
* More information about nuclear weapons is available online than ever
* The Middle East minister says global terror networks are 'thriving'

A dirty bomb attack is a ‘real threat’ faced by Britain, the Foreign Office warned today.

The government claims nuclear terrorism is still one of the biggest threats to global peace.

Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt used a speech in London to warn of the dangers posed by a rise nuclear weapons being smuggled around the world.

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More News On Growing Concerns Of A Dirty Bomb Attack

Dirty Bomb Attack In UK A 'Real Threat' -- SKY News
Nuke smugglers raise the threat of a dirty bomb, warns minister -- The SUN
Terrorists 'acquire nuclear container to smuggle uranium' -- The Telegraph
Nuclear trafficking getting more professional: IAEA chief -- Reuters
Dirty bomb terror threat breakthrough: British scientists build machine to detect smuggling of nuclear materials -- The Independent

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