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A neutron bomb is a nuclear bomb.
Specifically a neutron bomb is a modified fusion (hydrogen) bomb.
In a standard fusion bomb the fusion tamper is Uranium-238. This absorbs the high energy fusion neutrons and fissions, producing roughly 90% of the yield of the fusion bomb and most of the fallout.
If instead we change the fusion tamper to a different dense metal with a much much smaller cross-section for absorbing neutrons, then most of them escape. This is a "neutron" bomb. If everything else is the same, it has only about 10% of the yield and a tiny fraction of the fallout of the standard fusion bomb (making it a "clean" bomb).
Sometimes the neutron bomb is considered an anti-tank weapon, as the neutrons can pass through the tank and irradiate the crew while the lower yield and fallout produce less blast damage and radiological contamination.
However the high neutron flux induces secondary radioactivity in most exposed materials. This is also a form of radiological contamination, but cannot be washed off like fallout.
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Which is most powerful the hydrogen bomb the atom bomb or the uranium bomb?
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What was a goal of president Truman ordering research of the hydrogen bomb?
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Which weapon does Russia has which is more powerful than nuclear bomb?
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What was the nuclear bomb in Nagasaki?
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Does atomic explosion and nuclear explosion mean the same?
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Why neutron bomb is known as smart bomb?
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Which is more destructive a nuclear bomb or a hydrogen bomb?
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Which president approved the creation of the neutron bomb?
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Is an bomb or a nuclear weapon more powerful?
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Is nuclear bomb a mod in Minecraft?
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Is the nuclear bomb more powerful than the hydrogen bomb?
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Is the atom bomb and a nuke the same?
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What Japanese cities were bombed other than hiroshima and nagasaki?
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What is weight and length of a nuclear bomb?
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Is an atomic bomb or a nuclear bomb more powerful?
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Which country India or Pakistan has more nuclear bomb?
Pakistan...
