Neutron bomb

Neutron bomb  (Nuclear weapon,  “Weapon of mass destruction”)
Type	Technology
Interest of	• Chris Busby • Robert Gallagher
A nuclear bomb that ills living things, but leaves buildings unscathed

A neutron bomb, officially defined as a type of enhanced radiation weapon (ERW), is a low-yield thermonuclear weapon designed to maximize lethal neutron radiation in the immediate vicinity of the blast while minimizing the physical power of the blast itself. The neutron release generated by a nuclear fusion reaction is intentionally allowed to escape the weapon, rather than being absorbed by its other components. The neutron burst, which is used as the primary destructive action of the warhead, is able to penetrate enemy armor more effectively than a conventional warhead, thus making it more lethal as a tactical weapon.

“[...] right now, we really don't have the heavy maneuver forces that are required to fight an Egyptian Army in Sinai. I mean would we win? Yes, but as I said at a monumental cost. We have weapons at our disposal, conventional EMPs, not nuclear, but conventional EMPs and neutron weapons, that could destroy the Egyptian Army in the Sinai within one day. The EMPs based, tactical EMPs, would immobilize if you will entire Egyptian units, brigade, regimental, even divisional size units, we'd have to drop a lot of bombs but they would work and then once the Egyptian soldiers got out of their vehicles that don't work anymore, then you hit them with a neutron weapon and you just kill all of them and that's the end of it.”
Jonathan Pollard,  Machon Shilo (February 18, 2025) 

 

A Neutron bomb victim on Wikispooks

Title	Description
Hassan Nasrallah	Leader of Hezbollah

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