As tensions over the nine-month war in Ukraine worsen, NBC News looks at what a so-called dirty bomb is and whether it can render any military advantage. IE 11 is not supported.

Russia is accusing Ukraine of planning to use a so-called dirty bomb, an allegation dismissed by Kyiv and its Western allies as a false-flag operation that Moscow could use as a pretext to ...

Russia EXPLAINER: Dirty Bombs are devices used to create fear and panic, actually cause few deaths While no dirty bomb attacks have been recorded, there has been 2 failed attempts in southern Russia ...

According to the NRC, a "dirty bomb" is not considered to be a weapon of mass destruction, like a nuclear bomb but is instead a "weapon of mass disruption," with its main goals being ...

So, if Putin is accusing Ukraine of considering using a dirty bomb, it's likely a cover-up for Putin's plans to use his own dirty bomb in Ukraine—a possibility U.S. defense officials have floated.

Defense Department officials were surprised when two days later, Mr. Shoigu requested another call, at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, in which he accused Ukraine of preparing to use a dirty bomb, two officials ...

The first human trial of a new type of dirty-bomb-antidote pill, designed to remove harmful radioactive contamination from the body, is starting in the US. The drug, HOPO 14-1, is thought to work ...

Senior U.S. officials said Monday they saw no evidence Russia was preparing to deploy a so-called dirty bomb in Ukraine, but threatened consequences if Russia did so after Moscow falsely accused ...

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Russia is accusing Ukraine of planning to use a so-called dirty bomb, an allegation dismissed by Kyiv and its Western allies as a false-flag operation that Moscow could use as a pretext to ...