What Is a Neutron Bomb?
Feb 28, 2026•Channel
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Published3 months ago
Duration14:34
Video ID4Y1s9PhH7PI
Languageen
CategoryScience & Technology
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
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Views22.4K
Likes3K
Comments257
Engagement Rate14.72%
Likes per 100 views13.58
Comments per 1K views11.47
Video Tags
#neutron bomb#enhanced radiation weapon#erw#what is a neutron bomb#samuel t cohen#tactical nuclear weapons#cold war weapons#nato vs warsaw pact#soviet tanks#jimmy carter neutron bomb#walter pincus 1977#washington post leak#w70 mod 3#lance missile#w79 8 inch artillery#sprint missile#safeguard abm#prompt neutron radiation#neutron activation#sodium 24
Description
It was claimed by its designer to be the cleanest and most humane weapon ever built but it has gone down in history as the very opposite and created an uproar when the US went ahead and built it for deployment in Europe to counter the threat of a massive Soviet tank invasion.
The neutron bomb, an Enhanced Radiation Weapon or ERW was in the end never deployed but it created a tremendous amount fear in both the enemy and allies alike. In this video we look at why it was made and why it was never deployed and in the end ultimately scraped in favour of conventional weapons by 2003.
Written, researched and presented by Paul Shillito.
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