1 Apr 1978 Jahr - The United States canceled the development of the neutron bomb.
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A special type of hydrogen bomb, the neutron bomb would produce high levels of neutron radiation with a minimal blast destroying life, but leaving buildings intact.
The United States, with the backing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), developed the neutron bomb because the Soviet Union had many more conventional (non-nuclear) forces in Europe than did NATO or the United States. If the Soviet Union invaded western Europe, the neutron bomb could kill the invaders while leaving the land and buildings relatively undamaged. The European public opposed the deployment of the neutron bomb in Europe.
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