Stolen Radioactive Material: What Is Iridium-192?

Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 16:30 in Physics & Chemistry

The radioactive material allegedly stolen from an oil field in Basra, Iraq, is likely too small to do as much damage as a dirty bomb, but its psychological effects could be huge, one expert says.

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