neutron bomb

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf thermonuclear weapon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:enhanced_radiation_weapon
gptkbp:component fission trigger
fusion reaction
gptkbp:controversy ethical concerns
arms race escalation
gptkbp:designedFor maximizing lethal neutron radiation
minimizing blast damage
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States
late 1950s
gptkbp:effect intense neutron radiation
reduced physical destruction
gptkbp:firstTestMatch 1963
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label neutron bomb
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Samuel_T._Cohen
gptkbp:notUsedInCombat true
gptkbp:productionHalted 1980s
gptkbp:proposedDeployment gptkb:Europe
NATO forces
gptkbp:publicReaction protests in Europe
gptkbp:relatedTo hydrogen bomb
tactical nuclear weapon
gptkbp:target armored vehicles
troops
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:yield low-yield nuclear weapon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:neutrons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5