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===Iraq===

===Iraq===

In 1987 [[Iraq]] built and tested four devices designed to spread a cloud of radioactive dust for the express purpose of killing humans in the ongoing [[Iran-Iraq war]].{{fact}}

In 1987 [[Iraq]] built and tested four devices designed to spread a cloud of radioactive dust for the express purpose of killing humans in the ongoing [[Iran-Iraq war]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/29/world/document-reveals-1987-bomb-test-by-iraq.html</ref>

The device — an air-dropped bomb measuring 12 feet in length and weighing more than a ton — was, according to documents turned over by Iraq to United Nations inspectors,<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2022/10/25/scott-ritter-russias-dirty-bomb-scare/</ref> intended to be dropped on troop areas, industrial centers, airports, railroad stations, bridges and “any other areas the command decrees.”

The device — an air-dropped bomb measuring 12 feet in length and weighing more than a ton — was, according to documents turned over by Iraq to United Nations inspectors,<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2022/10/25/scott-ritter-russias-dirty-bomb-scare/</ref> intended to be dropped on troop areas, industrial centers, airports, railroad stations, bridges and “any other areas the command decrees.”

According to the document, the bomb was intended to induce radiation sickness which would “weaken enemy units from the standpoint of health and inflict losses that would be difficult to explain, possibly producing a psychological effect.” Death, the document noted, would occur “within two to six weeks.”

According to the document, the bomb was intended to induce radiation sickness which would “weaken enemy units from the standpoint of health and inflict losses that would be difficult to explain, possibly producing a psychological effect.” Death, the document noted, would occur “within two to six weeks.”

The Iraqis chose zirconium as their radioactive source. The Iraqis had zirconium in quantities due to its use in incendiary weapons. By irradiating zirconium flakes in the Iraqi nuclear reactor located in Tuwaitha, the Iraqis produced the radioactive isotope Zirconium 95, which had a half-life of 75.5 days, meaning the bomb would have to be used soon after it was manufactured.{{fact}}

The Iraqis chose zirconium as their radioactive source. The Iraqis had zirconium in quantities due to its use in incendiary weapons. By irradiating zirconium flakes in the Iraqi nuclear reactor located in Tuwaitha, the Iraqis produced the radioactive isotope Zirconium 95, which had a half-life of 75.5 days, meaning the bomb would have to be used soon after it was manufactured.<ref>https://thebulletin.org/2009/05/what-we-found-at-al-tuwaitha/</ref>

The weapon was tested three times in 1987, including a final test involving two actual “dirty bombs” dropped by aircraft. The weapons were a bust, loosing their radioactive properties shortly after detonation. In fact, one would need to stand within ten feet of the point of detonation of the bomb to absorb a lethal dose of radiation, something the high explosive charge of the bomb itself made moot.{{fact}}

The weapon was tested three times in 1987, including a final test involving two actual “dirty bombs” dropped by aircraft. The weapons were a bust, loosing their radioactive properties shortly after detonation. In fact, one would need to stand within ten feet of the point of detonation of the bomb to absorb a lethal dose of radiation, something the high explosive charge of the bomb itself made moot.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2022/10/25/scott-ritter-russias-dirty-bomb-scare/</ref>

===NATO/Ukraine dirty nukes===

===NATO/Ukraine dirty nukes===