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Sigma KEE - RadioactiveWeapon
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RadioactiveWeapon
A WeaponOfMassDestruction which achieves its effect through radioactivity, either by an explosion resulting from nuclear fission or by a conventional explosive device that scatters radioactive debris.
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Parents WeaponOfMassDestruction Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. What these weapons have in common is that they are designed to kill large numbers of people indiscriminately.
Children NuclearWeaponAn ExplosiveDevice and RadioactiveWeapon which achieves its effect by means of a critical mass of a radioactive substance.
 RadiologicalWeaponWeapons which are designed to spread radioactive particles over a large area by means of a conventional explosive device rather than a nuclear reaction. These weapons are often referred to as 'dirty bombs'.


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