How does a Neutron bomb work ?
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Keeping this ELI5 since nukes are complex: The main Nuclear bomb effects are radiation, blast, and heat. You can juggle the design to promote or demote these effects. So a neutron bomb has been designed to maintain the radiation effect without producing as much blast and heat.
For example, the initial W70 warheads went up to 100 kilotons explosive force. The third “neutron bomb” version was 1 kiloton. Obviously this means “Kill only the people and leave infrastructure intact” is an overstatement since a 1 kiloton blast will still do an awful lot of damage.
Explaining exactly how is way beyond ELI5.
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