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Neutron bombs are designed to release massive amounts of radiation but not leave behind high levels of long-term radiation. Specifically, it is engineered to release much of its energy as fast-neutrons (hence the name for the device) rather than explosive energy. The high level of neutrons released during detonation is intense enough to penetrate buildings, people, and even moderate armor - disrupting living cells to such a degree that death will follow within a few days for those exposed. The neutron bomb was developed primarily as an anti-armor weapon - to penetrate tank armor and kill their crews for example. Modern tank armor is now sufficiently heavy to reduce the exposure of the crews to levels such that in order to get enough radiation through the armor, the device would have to be detonated so close to a tank that the blast effect (heat and blast pressure) would be just as much a factor as the radiation, so most neutron weapons have been dismantled and disposed of as obsolete.
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What was used to kill people in the Vietnam war?
Napalm bombs were used in the Vietnam War and killed a lot of people.
What was process of the atomic bomb?
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How many medical doctors tried to kill Hitler?
There were 42 recorded event of people or groups who tried to kill adofl Hitler by sniping briefcase bombs or wine bombs. They made one of the atepts into a movie i suggest valkarie i may have spelt that wrong but it was a very godd and informative movie.
Who discovered the neutron lead to atomic bombs?
James Chadwick discovered the neutron in 1932. Leo Szilard got the idea of the neutron chain reaction as a means of releasing the energy of the atom in 1933 and filed a patent on this process in 1934 (the patent was granted in 1936 and promptly classified by the British Admiralty to prevent Germany from seeing it). However the breakthrough that made atomic bombs possible was the discovery of nuclear fission of uranium in 1939 by a joint German and Swedish team.
What type of damage was caused by the bombs?
the Japanese people were almost exterminated because of the bombs.
Why did people want bombs?
to kill people
Why where bombs and guns and things that kill people invented?
bombs and guns were invented to kill people so they get rid of the people that they dont like.
How many people did Isoroku Yamamoto's bombs kill?
500,000
Why terrorist plant bombs to kill innocent people?
Terrorist plant bombs to kill innocent people because it is an easy way for them to harm a large group of people at one time. They want to instill fear in the people and hurt or kill as many people as they can at one time.
What would be the reaction if 2 neutron bombs and 2 nuclear bombs exploded in the same place?
'BOOM'
Did convertional or nuclear bombs kill more people in Japan?
Conventional.
Which countries have neutron bombs?
As of today, no country is known to have an Enhanced Radiation Weapon ("neutron bomb") in their active stockpile.
Do spirite bombs kill pure evile?
Spirite bombs will only kill pure evile
Why did the American people fear the nuclear bombs?
Because its a nuclear bomb, it can kill millions of people in a matter of minutes.
What was used to kill people in the Vietnam war?
Napalm bombs were used in the Vietnam War and killed a lot of people.
Effects of atomic bombs?
blastthermal flashprompt radiationinduced radioactivity (neutron activation)firestormfallout
Does the US have neutron bombs?
"Enhanced radiation" weapons, including the 'neutron bomb', have been stricken from the US inventory and are (probably) no longer a part of strategic planning.
