How real is the danger from tactical nuclear weapons, such as “dirty bombs”?
Tactical nuclear weapons are intact nuclear warheads. Dirty bombs are different–they are crude explosive devices laced with low-level radioactive material, such as medical waste. A dirty bomb is relatively easy to assemble and is considered by experts to be less damaging but a more likely threat. Dirty bombs would essentially cause more disruption and chaos than physical harm from radiation. However, a tactical nuclear weapon is more difficult to procure, but they are small and portable enough for a terrorist to conceal and transport. The impact of a tactical nuclear bomb would have severe consequences–of a magnitude that could be several times greater than that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. As you can imagine, all of the greater Dallas area would be negatively affected. A tactical nuclear weapon could incinerate every being in the immediate blast range, cause severe radiation sickness in outlying areas and cause lasting environmental damage. Yeah, about Dallas on the cove
