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dirty bomb
dirty bomb n. (a) a nuclear bomb that generates a large amount of radioactive fallout (cf. sense A. 1g); (b) a conventional bomb, esp. a crude one, which also contains radioactive material that is dispersed when it explodes.
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1955 Salisbury (Maryland) Times 1 Apr. 6/5 The latest atomic device is described as tiny, but it kicks up more dust into the air than any yet exploded. This very small and very dirty bomb seems ideally suited for wars of the future.]
1956 Newark (Ohio) Advocate & Amer. Tribune 25 July 4/5 Exploded near the surface, the three mile fireball of a ‘dirty bomb’ scoops out vast quantities of material, radio-poisons it, and sucks it into the upper atmosphere.
1967 Pacific Affairs 40 74 In his frequent speeches on disarmament at the UN, Menon was fond of applying his sardonic wit to the debate over ‘clean’ and ‘dirty’ bombs.
1993 ABC News: Primetime Live (transcript of TV programme) (Nexis) 14 Oct. What would have happened if the bomb at the World Trade Center had been a dirty bomb, a conventional explosive but with some radioactive material in it?
2003 Guardian 5 July (Guide Suppl.) 65/3 Is Britain prepared for a major terrorist attack, for example, a ‘dirty bomb’ in the heart of one of our cities?
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