Erin Connolly

Erin Connolly is a program assistant at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation and Fissile Materials Working Group, a non-governmental coalition of 80 civil society organizations from around the world.

Authored by Erin Connolly

A cesium blood irradiator at a New York City hospital. June 29, 2010. Creative Commons license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/

Analysis / Commentary, Next Gen Community

Dirty Bombs and Hospitals: Improving Domestic Security

By: Erin Connolly

Published: Jan 25, 2018

There are hundreds of blood irradiators at hospitals and universities around the country containing material that could be used for a dirty bomb. What can we do to minimize that risk?