Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Neutron Bombs
Here are just some brief semi-lay style comments about these weapons concerning their potential use in Iraq. The most obvious advantage is that the most important effect tends to be on living creatures, somewhat less on buildings or geographical features. Thus they could be important if oil and gas are required from the area. A possible disadvantage is that common types contain a lot of tritium which has a half life of only 12.3 years. Thus they are not readily stored for long periods.
Sam Cohen, the inventor, said of the Vietnam war "I believe that considerably less than 200 neutron bombs could have ended that war (in Vietnam)". Unlike Vietnam, the US desire for victory in Iraq is not ideological or long term but immediate, urgent and practical - the US wants the oil/gas right now. Advantageously, as China is now using the Sudan for much of its oil and is presently allowing genocide in that area, China is not on good grounds for a diplomatic protest. US and China would be just two weak fat men squabbling, whilst the Grim Reaper looks laughingly on. There tends to be a distaste in some circles for the use of neutron bombs in Asia, but it should be remembered that Iraq is more of a Western country than an Asian one and the presence of Iraqi religions like Islam in the East in the first place is only because of Arab colonialism hidden under the guise of a religion. Far easier to tell people that you are bringing them God than that you are taking away their country and enslaving them.
Not all targeted troops will die or be incapacitated immediately. After a brief bout of nausea, many of those hit with about 5-50 Sv of radiation will experience a temporary recovery lasting days to weeks. Then they will die so they may fight fanatically for the interim, without the usual regard for their own well-being. A satisfactory neutron bomb would admittedly be likely to destroy many or all 'civilian' buildings in the area but that is probably minor. Corpse removal is probably also a minor matter and even flame throwers might do to help round the matter off.
Cohen's design: Cohen came up with a design for a warhead about one-tenth as powerful as the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. If it was detonated at 3,000 feet above ground level, its blast effects would be negligible while its neutron radiation would be powerful enough to cause death within a circle about one mile in diameter. As one can easily see, the interesting variants on that are almost endless.
China of course, first constructed atmospheric neutron bombs about 1995-6 and one presumes that one intended use would be internal pacification within China. The US gave China the technology to build these bombs.
By the way, on sellouts Sam Cohen said "Every president (of the USA) since Truman, with the possible exception of Eisenhower, would have sold the country out if it came down to a nuclear confrontation".
The Chinese neutron bombs were first built in the mid 1990s with the help of the USA. It is said that such bombs could be used by China for nuclear blackmail of the USA, e.g. to regain Taiwan.
Sam Cohen, the inventor, said of the Vietnam war "I believe that considerably less than 200 neutron bombs could have ended that war (in Vietnam)". Unlike Vietnam, the US desire for victory in Iraq is not ideological or long term but immediate, urgent and practical - the US wants the oil/gas right now. Advantageously, as China is now using the Sudan for much of its oil and is presently allowing genocide in that area, China is not on good grounds for a diplomatic protest. US and China would be just two weak fat men squabbling, whilst the Grim Reaper looks laughingly on. There tends to be a distaste in some circles for the use of neutron bombs in Asia, but it should be remembered that Iraq is more of a Western country than an Asian one and the presence of Iraqi religions like Islam in the East in the first place is only because of Arab colonialism hidden under the guise of a religion. Far easier to tell people that you are bringing them God than that you are taking away their country and enslaving them.
Not all targeted troops will die or be incapacitated immediately. After a brief bout of nausea, many of those hit with about 5-50 Sv of radiation will experience a temporary recovery lasting days to weeks. Then they will die so they may fight fanatically for the interim, without the usual regard for their own well-being. A satisfactory neutron bomb would admittedly be likely to destroy many or all 'civilian' buildings in the area but that is probably minor. Corpse removal is probably also a minor matter and even flame throwers might do to help round the matter off.
Cohen's design: Cohen came up with a design for a warhead about one-tenth as powerful as the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. If it was detonated at 3,000 feet above ground level, its blast effects would be negligible while its neutron radiation would be powerful enough to cause death within a circle about one mile in diameter. As one can easily see, the interesting variants on that are almost endless.
China of course, first constructed atmospheric neutron bombs about 1995-6 and one presumes that one intended use would be internal pacification within China. The US gave China the technology to build these bombs.
By the way, on sellouts Sam Cohen said "Every president (of the USA) since Truman, with the possible exception of Eisenhower, would have sold the country out if it came down to a nuclear confrontation".
The Chinese neutron bombs were first built in the mid 1990s with the help of the USA. It is said that such bombs could be used by China for nuclear blackmail of the USA, e.g. to regain Taiwan.
# posted by uv : 8:43 AM
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