"Dirty Bombs": Weapons of mass disruptions
By Muhammed Ali Alkis for Indian Strategic Studies Forum
There have been many discussions about the “dirty bomb” recently. However, these discussions also brought some confusion about the level of destruction if a dirty bomb is used during an attack. The discussions started with an unfounded claim in conversations with the countries’ defence ministers made by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. According to summaries of Shoigu’s calls posted by the Russian Ministry of Defense, he told defense officials Sunday that he was concerned about “possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a ‘dirty bomb,’ and noted that the situation in Ukraine is “rapidly deteriorating.”
Following the calls, a Joint Statement on Ukraine was released by the Governments of the United States of America, France, and the United Kingdom by rejecting Russia’s transparently false allegations that Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb on its territory. In this regard, the article attempts to inform the readers about what a dirty bomb is and what is the level of destruction it would cause.