Provides overview of radiological dispersal devices (RDDs), and discusses the potential health, economic, and psychological effects of domestic terrorist RDD attacks. Reviews issues of potential Congressional interest, including Federal funding levels for R&D of medical countermeasures against RDDs, and the appropriateness of current standards for environmental decontamination following an RDD attack.
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