neutron bombs
Kill people, spare buildings
A neutron bomb is a nuclear weapon designed to maximize radiation while minimizing blast and heat.
The intense burst of neutrons kills people but leaves buildings and infrastructure relatively intact.
Developed during the Cold War as a tactical weapon against massed tank formations, it became controversial precisely because it was optimized to kill humans while preserving property: The neutron bomb was called the ultimate capitalist weapon.
- weaponryMilitary equipment collectively
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- explosivesDetonating substances
- detonationsViolent explosive discharges
- heatTransferred thermal energy
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Fusion-based nuclear weapons
thermonuclear weapons · atomic bombs · bunker busters · firebombs · incendiary weapons
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Widespread aerial bombardment
saturation bombing · firebombing · strategic bombers · siege weapons · wrecking balls
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Powerful blasting compound
dynamite · C-4 · artillery shells · grenades · land mines
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