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RDD
- random digit dialing.
Example Sentences
Also known as a radiological dispersal device or RDD, a dirty bomb is an explosive that has been mixed with radioactive material so that when it goes off there will be contamination of the blast zone.
It is known as an RDD - a radiological dispersal device.
The Department of Homeland Security is particularly concerned about the degenerate case of a phantom RDD, where no radioactive material is used but an implication or anonymous tip indicates there is.
Although the public generally thinks of Pu and enriched-U when hearing the word radioactive, these are not effective RDD materials because they are primarily alpha emitters, are costly, cannot be obtained in large amounts, are well-tracked and secured, and are more useful to terrorists in the production of an actual nuclear weapon than being wasted in an RDD.
In this sense, 137CsCl powder is by far the most effective RDD material and the only terrorist’s material of choice.
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