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Categories: American inventions, Articles with short description, Neutron, Nuclear weapons, Energy weapons
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neutron bomb  capitalist bomb  Death-ray bomb  Death ray bomb  enhanced radiation bomb
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A neutron bomb, officially defined as a type of enhanced radiation weapon, 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. Wikipedia
Low yield thermonuclear weapon Wikidata
An atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons, and a lesser amount of blast; the intention being to create equal lethal neutron radiation and blast radii which increases the effectiveness of the weapon against armour while reducing collateral damage. Wiktionary
Atomic bomb that produces a greater amount of neutrons. Wiktionary (translation)