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neutron bomb
neutron bomb: see hydrogen bomb.
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neutron bomb
or enhanced radiation warhead

Small thermonuclear weapon that produces minimal blast and heat but releases large amounts of lethal radiation. The blast and heat are confined to a radius of only a few hundred yards; within a somewhat larger area, the bomb throws off a massive wave of neutron and gamma radiation, which is extremely destructive to living tissue. Such a bomb could be used with deadly efficiency against tank and infantry formations on the battlefield without endangering towns or cities only a few miles away. It can be carried in a missile or delivered by a howitzer or even an attack aircraft.

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China: We Have Our Own Neutron Bomb
Jul 15, 1999; JOE McDONALD, Associated Press Writer AP Online 07-15-1999 China: We Have Our Own Neutron Bomb BEIJING (AP) -- China declared...
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CHINA MAY HAVE STOLEN NEUTRON BOMB SECRETS.(MAIN)
Apr 08, 1999; Byline: JEFF GERTH and JAMES RISEN New York Times WASHINGTON -- In early 1996, the United States received a startling report from...
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neutron bomb
Jan 01, 2000; neutron bomb See nuclear weapons .
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Cohen Fires Back.(Sam Cohen)(House committee investigating alleged Chinsee espionage incorrectly charged that there was theft of the neutron bomb and, in addition publicly release a classified design of a W-87 warhead)(Brief Article)
Aug 30, 1999; The inventor of the neutron bomb would set the record straight about his critique of the House select committee that investigated...
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China Declares Its Own Neutron Bomb
Jul 15, 1999; JOE McDONALD, Associated Press Writer AP Online 07-15-1999 China Declares Its Own Neutron Bomb BEIJING (AP) -- China declared...
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