Threat of dirty bomb attack increasing...

This is from the UK...

The risk of terrorists obtaining the material to mount a 'dirty bomb' attack in Britain is rising, the Government claimed today.

In a report to Parliament on the current state of the terrorist threat, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith claimed an increasing amount of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear material has become available around the world and that it could fall into the hands of extremists living in Britain.

The study says that some of these substances are being sold via the internet and warns that the growing supply, coupled with an existing 'demand' among militants, means that new measures are needed to protect the public.

Today's report says that British extremists have sought 'dirty bomb' material and suggests that they are more likely to succeed because substances are being trafficked more than ever around the world.