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This paper is presented to examine certain radiological aspects of terrorism, and to demonstrate that the perception of any event, and the consequent reaction to that perception, is more important than the reality of the event. Radiation, as a terrorist weapon, has been considered for a number of years. A report from 1969 (classified for 15 years) examined radiation sickness or death caused by surreptitious administration of ionizing radiation to an individual [1]. It was initiated because of a suggestion that Alexander Dubcek, Czeckoslovak Communist Party Leader, had radiation sickness due to radiation exposure or consumption of radioisotopes during his August 1968 captivity in Moscow.
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Radiation Sickness or Death Caused by Surreptitious Administration of Ionizing Radiation to an Individual. Report No. 4 of the Molecular Biology Working Group to The Biomedical Intelligence Subcommittee of The Scientific Intelligence Committee of USIB 27 Aug 1969.
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Seymour, C.B., Mothersill, C.E. (2012). Radiation and Terror. In: Mothersill, C., Korogodina, V., Seymour, C. (eds) Radiobiology and Environmental Security. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1939-2_7
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