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Step One: Go to
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/jan-june02/dirtybomb_6-10.html
Step Two: Click
on the video or audio link, or read the transcript of The NewsHour with
Jim Lehrer story: "Dirty Bomb Arrest."
Step Three: As you
watch, listen or read, answer the following questions:
1. What are three
important things to know about "dirty" bombs?
2. Where would terrorists obtain radioactive material?
3. What two radioactive substances can be found in hospitals?
4. What two responses to a dirty bomb could become very expensive?
5. According to the guests, is the fear worse than the actual radiation?
6. What three ways are given to deliver "dirty" nuclear material?
7. Has there ever been a case of terrorists using a "dirty"
bomb?
8. In the Brazil case, how many people were exposed and how many died?
9. In the Brazil case, how many people had themselves tested?
10. Who is already using radiological detectors?
11. Where in Europe did a B-52 with nuclear bombs crash in 1966?
12. How many acres were contaminated with plutonium?
13. What can that land used for now?
14. How long did it take to clean up?
15. What kind of atomic particles are emitted from Cesium and Cobalt?
16. What kind of atomic particles are emitted from Plutonium and
Americium?
17. What kind of atomic particles are easier to detect?
18. What two things
does Plutonium tend to bond with, thus making it necessary to destroy
entire contaminated areas?
19. According
to the guests, what three things would be worse than the nuclear fallout
of a "dirty" bomb?
20. According to the guests, what discussion should the EPA consider
regarding "dirty" bombs?
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