Riyadh-Senior Gulf sources revealed that the highly radioactive material stolen recently from Iran?s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant included an alarming supply of Iridium-192 ? which can later be attached to conventional explosives and used as a dirty bomb.
A dirty bomb, if set off, would cause radioactive pollution across the region. The use of the weapon would contaminate the area around the dispersal agent- or conventional explosion- with radioactive material, serving primarily as an area denial device against civilians through radioactive pollution.
The International Atomic Energy Agency defines had warned members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, on Nov.18, with respect to the present hazard, after being given notice by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on the missing iridium-192, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat.
Reservations on Iran Missing Iridium-192 Leading to a â??Dirty Bombâ?? - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English