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Mar 03, 2017

D.C. Ambulances Doubled As Dirty Bomb Detectors For Seven Months

The vehicles logged over 100,000 hours of detector operation, which identified thousands of radiation sources in real time.

Mar 27, 2012

You Would Probably Survive a Nuclear Blast in D.C., Government Report Says

It’s not a pretty scenario, but a FEMA report released last year suggests that most of D.C. would survive a nuclear explosion.

Dec 15, 2011

Marion Barry: Slightly Less or Maybe More Radioactive Than Before

“Councilmember Barry Continuing to Irradiate Federal Tax Liability.” So stated a press release from Councilmember Marion Barry today in the wake of a filed in September by the Internal Revenue Service.

 
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