mireley@horus.cem.msu.edu (John Mireley) (08/14/90)
From: mireley@horus.cem.msu.edu (John Mireley) What is the status of the neutron bomb? John Mireley
deichman@cod.nosc.mil (Shane D. Deichman) (08/23/90)
From: deichman@cod.nosc.mil (Shane D. Deichman) "The enhanced radiation (ER) warhead -- or "neutron bomb" -- was the first third generation nuclear warhead. The concept evolved in 1958 and its development is credited to Samuel T. Cohen, then a physicist at the RAND Corp.... In October 1965 the W65, an ER warhead for the SPRINT anti-ballistic missile, entered Phase 3. The Livermore (LLNL) - designed warhead was cancelled in January 1968 in favor of the Los Alamos - designed W66, which entered Phase 3 the same month.... The W66 warheads were recently retired. Two battlefield ER weapons are currently in the stockpile: the W70-3 for the LANCE missile, of which approximately 380 were produced between 5/81 and 2/83; and the W79 for the 8-inch artillery shell that began production in 7/81 and completed production in FY 86." Hope this helps you guys out.... |/|/|/|/| | | | | | (o o) C _) | ,___/ | / / \ "I'm outta here, man!" -shane d. deichman