Bombs at the Threshold

Bombs at the Threshold

Jorma
K. Meittinen, in Bulletin of the Atomic
Threshold Scientists, (Sept. 1977), 1020 E. 58th St., Chicago, 111. 60637.
Congress is currently debating development of a new, more sophisti- cated weapon, the enhanced-radiation, or "neutron," bomb. The prin- cipal difference between this nuclear weapon and others is its capacity to deal a lethal blow to enemy troops while greatly limiting damage to buildings and roads in the area of the blast.
The mechanics of the weapon are straightforward,...

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