Neutron Bombs do they exist?

Question

If so why don't we use them war they are basically clean and offer instant free housing. Why do we not use these more?

Answer 1

Sadly, yes

The neutron bomb is generally credited to Samuel Cohen of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, who developed the concept in 1958. Although initially opposed by President John F. Kennedy, its testing was authorized and carried out in 1963 at an underground Nevada test facility. Development was subsequently cancelled by President Jimmy Carter in 1978, but again restarted by President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

Three types were built by the United States. The W66 warhead for the anti-ICBM Sprint missile system was produced and deployed in the mid 70s and retired soon thereafter along with the missile system. The W70 Mod 3 warhead was developed for the short-range, tactical Lance missile, and the W79 Mod 0 was developed for artillery shells. The latter two types were retired by President George Bush in 1992 due to the end of the Cold War. The last W70 Mod 3 warhead was dismantled in 1996, and the last remaining neutron bomb (W79 Mod 0) was dismantled by 2003 when the dismantling of all W79 variants was completed..

France tested a neutron bomb at the Mururoa Atoll on June 24, 1980. Enhanced radiation weapons were also produced by France in the early 1980s, though they have since destroyed these weapons. The 1999 "Cox Report" indicates that China is able to produce neutron bombs, although no country is known to currently deploy them.

Answer 2

Yes they exist.  BUT the US does not have them anymore... last remaining US neutron bomb (W79 Mod 0) was dismantled by 2003.

BTW:  no country is known to currently deploy them per "Cox Report".

Ghoulish question!

Answer 3

it's thought to be inhumane...

Answer 4

Yes they do. We have not used them for the same reason we have not used nukes since 1945. We have not been in a war that has been declared on an entire nation of people, not just a factious segment of the population, and in general, since WWII, civilians casualties are avoided at all costs. That's why we have developed smart bombs that hit specific targets.

Answer 5

They were designed and I believe some built and might still exist but they are not a real effective military weapon against enemy forces.  The target personnel do not all, or even most, die immediately so what you would be left with is a lot of soon to die without hope of being healed military personnel who are still usable-basically troops that will fight and die because they are going to die in a worse fashion  anyway so why not take as many as possible from your opponent as you can and die a faster and easier death.  Think about facing trained military personnel thinking that way.

Answer 6

Yes, the neutron bomb is real. They are not used because of the " walking ghost phase " of the bomb, everyone targeted is not immediately killed or incapacitated by the weapon, after a brief bout of nausea many will have a temporary recovery lasting days or weeks. This allows a return of fire with a more powerful weapon.

Answer 7

Because if we did, everyone would be just burning, doing the neutron dance.