Originally Posted by
Flyhighfirst
That is for “dirty” bombs or other radiological material. Nuclear weapons fissile material in encased inside the weapon and there would be no signature to detect. Otherwise those poor guys attaching the bombs would have a very short career, after the radiation exposure.
This is the radiation detecting/measuring helicopter to which I refer. It seems to be able to chart background radiation.
The crux of the question is, how well sheilded is a warhead?
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...-preparations/