Radiological warfare
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Radiological warfare is any form of warfare involving deliberate radiation poisoning or contamination of an area with radiological sources.
Attacks using radioactive material with intent of contamination of an area
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Radiological weapons are normally classified as weapons of mass destruction (WMDs),[1] although radiological weapons can also be specific in whom they target, such as the radiation poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko by the Russian FSB, using radioactive polonium-210.[2]
Numerous countries have expressed an interest in radiological weapons programs, several have actively pursued them, and three have performed radiological weapons tests.[3]