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radiological weapons  

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  • Before the former Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991 and the Berlin Wall was torn down, one of the greatest fears in the United States was that of a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Even though the threat of nuclear warfare between countries is a possibility, it is no longer the primary concern. [Source: Encyclopedia of Crisis Management; Nuclear and Radiological Weapons]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/radiological_weapons

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