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neutron bomb
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neutron bomb
n.
A nuclear bomb that would produce great numbers of neutrons but little blast and thus destroy life but spare property.
neutron bomb
n
(Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a type of nuclear weapon designed to provide a high yield of neutrons but to cause little blast or long-lived radioactive contamination. The neutrons destroy all life in the target area, which theoretically can be entered relatively soon after the attack Technical name enhanced radiation weapon
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Noun1.neutron bomb - atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast
A-bomb, atom bomb, atomic bomb, fission bomb, plutonium bomb - a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
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neutron bomb n → bomba al neutrone
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It is, however, larger than ours, since the United States has unilaterally scrapped most of its stockpile of tactical nukes, including all neutron bombs and low-yield battlefield weapons.
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and France started production of the neutron bombs in the 1980s.
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