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Title Neutron bomb: destroy the enemy, not his camp
Creator/Author Lucas, H.
Publication Date1977 Nov 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 7291309
Other Number(s)CODEN: POPMA
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationPop. Mech. ; Vol/Issue: 148:5
Subject450202 -- Explosions & Explosives-- Nuclear-- Weaponry-- (-1989); ;NUCLEAR WEAPONS-- REVIEWS; AIRCRAFT;BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS;DEATH;EQUIPMENT;HEAT;LOCAL RADIATION EFFECTS;NATIONAL DEFENSE;NEUTRONS;PERFORMANCE;PERSONNEL;USA
Related SubjectBARYONS;BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS;BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS;DOCUMENT TYPES;ELEMENTARY PARTICLES;ENERGY;FERMIONS;HADRONS;NORTH AMERICA;NUCLEONS;RADIATION EFFECTS;WEAPONS
Description/Abstract Development of the neutron warhead has been going on for almost 20 years.^The U.S.^Army has been using neutron warheads since November 1965 when the Sprint missile, part of the Safeguard antiballistic missile system, was first fired.^The neutron warhead now being developed is much smaller than Sprint`s and has a much different role.^In tactical deployment it is to be carried by the Lance missile--half the size of Sprint and essentially a long-range artillery projectile to be launched ballistically by the Army`s 8-inch howitzer and 155-mm gun.^Strategically, the latest news is that the neutron bomb will be carried by the cruise missile--a small, pilotless winged airplane using a fan-jet engine to roam up to 1800 miles into enemy heartland.^The warhead is a defensive weapon that will not destroy adjacent civilians or city buildings during annihilation of an attacking force by intense radiation.^In addition, it does not stir up as much radioactive dust as former atomic weapons.^(MCW)
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatPages: 112-115, 164, 166
System Entry Date2001 May 13

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