NOVA · SEASON 30
Dirty Bomb
Episode 14 · 2003-02-25
- Documentary
Episode overview
"Dirty Bomb" probes the realities and implications for public health policy of a disaster that many consider to be all but inevitable: a terrorist attack on a major city using a radioactive "dirty bomb." The program strives to answer crucial questions about this menacing new weapon in the terrorists' arsenal, questions such as: What exactly is a dirty bomb? How dangerous could one be, and how much radiation could it release? What will need to be done to clean up after an explosion?
55 minutes
Season 30 episodes
1. Killer Disease on Campus2002-09-03
2. Mysterious Life of Caves2002-10-01
3. Lost Roman Treasure2002-10-08
4. Galileo's Battle for the Heavens2002-10-29
5. Volcano's Deadly Warning2002-11-12
6. Sinking City of Venice2002-11-19
7. The Orchid Hunter2002-11-26
8. Spies That Fly2003-01-07
9. Last Flight of Bomber 312003-01-14
10. Ancient Creature of the Deep2003-01-21
11. Battle of the X-Planes2003-02-04
12. Mountain of Ice2003-02-11
13. Lost Treasures of Tibet2003-02-18
14. Dirty Bomb2003-02-25
15. Deep Sea Invasion2003-04-01
16. Secret of Photo 512003-04-15
