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The nation is preparing for its biggest terrorism exercise ever next week when three fictional "dirty bombs" go off and cripple transportation arteries in two major U.S. cities and Guam, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.
Local hospitals and law enforcement agencies will be involved in the "attacks" by the dirty bombs, which are conventional explosives that include some radioactive material that would cause contamination over a limited area but not create actual nuclear explosions.
Originally posted by hikix
America is still obsessed with these 'dirty bombs'... i
Originally posted by Copernicus
You know, every time they have their exercises, I expect a real event to happen. Both the London bombings and the 9/11 killings was done during exercises and war games to cause confusion.
So this is planned for next week. Anyone know the dates?
[edit on 3-10-2007 by Copernicus]
According to an internal department briefing of next week's exercise obtained by AP, a dirty bomb will go off at a Cabras power plant in Guam; another dirty bomb will explode on the Steel Bridge in Portland, Ore., impacting major transportation systems, and a third dirty bomb will explode at the intersection of busy routes 101 and 202 near Phoenix.
Local hospitals and law enforcement agencies will be involved in the "attacks" by the dirty bombs, which are conventional explosives that include some radioactive material that would cause contamination over a limited area but not create actual nuclear explosions.
Originally posted by Karlhungis
They will take place in Portland (sweet....no place like home) and Phoenix.