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Why are biological weapons known as poor man's nuclear bombs ?

Unlike nuclear bombs, the materials and tools required to create biological warfare agents are accessible and inexpensive, which is why this kind of weapon is often referred to as the poor man's nuclear bomb.

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Radiological Weapons are mainly known an 'poor mans','nucleur bomb'.A radiological weapon or radiological dispersion device (RDD) is any weapon that is designed to spread radioactive material with the intent to kill, and cause disruption upon a city or nation.

It is primarily known as a dirty bomb or "salted bomb" because it is not a true nuclear weapon and does not yield the same explosive power. It uses conventional explosives to spread radioactive material, most commonly the spent fuels from nuclear power plants or radioactive medical waste.

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