Neutron bomb, real or concept?, page 2

I have heard of a research theory of a pure fusion device based on the Rods from God.
www.popsci.com...
www.globalsecurity.org...

It is a tungsten rod up to 20 feet in length and 1 foot in diameter.

It has a hollow core down the middle about 2 inches in diameter about 2 to 10 foot long filled with tritium-deuterium mix and lined with a neutron source.

These are launched into space and guided back into the atmosphere at a target.

These rods, which could be dropped on a target with as little as 15 minutes notice, would enter the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 36,000+ feet per second--about as fast as a meteor.

They would create so much heat and pressure on impact that the tritium-deuterium mix would enter a pure fusion state of a hydrogen bomb without using a nuclear trigger.

Without the fission of a fission-fusion hydrogen bomb you would have very little to no radiation. but there would be a burst of neutrons from the hydrogen fusion reaction that would last for a few seconds to a couple minutes at a depth underground.
But with a megaton power range.

That is the next step beyond conventional nuclear weapons.

Originally posted by ANNED
I have heard of a research theory of a pure fusion device based on the Rods from God.
www.popsci.com...
www.globalsecurity.org...

It is a tungsten rod up to 20 feet in length and 1 foot in diameter.

It has a hollow core down the middle about 2 inches in diameter about 2 to 10 foot long filled with tritium-deuterium mix and lined with a neutron source.

These are launched into space and guided back into the atmosphere at a target.

These rods, which could be dropped on a target with as little as 15 minutes notice, would enter the Earth's atmosphere at a speed of 36,000+ feet per second--about as fast as a meteor.

They would create so much heat and pressure on impact that the tritium-deuterium mix would enter a pure fusion state of a hydrogen bomb without using a nuclear trigger.

Without the fission of a fission-fusion hydrogen bomb you would have very little to no radiation. but there would be a burst of neutrons from the hydrogen fusion reaction that would last for a few seconds to a couple minutes at a depth underground.
But with a megaton power range.

That is the next step beyond conventional nuclear weapons.

Holy s**t what an amazing concept.

[edit on 18-8-2009 by VitalOverdose]

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Lawn darts?

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Do we as humans even know what make up protons yet or is it just theory still? I thought they were the basis for all matter.

Neutron bombs are at the bottom of the sea in scuttled German U boats.

To find the bombs and sub engines and other advanced technology the
Howard Hughes production of the Glomar Challenger was ordered by
the CIA.

A bit of intel was publicized when it lifted up a Russian Sub and had
burials of the recovered crew.

I had suggested this operation might take place after the Russian sub
went down and the Glomar Challenger hit the news.

Thank you As you well know you just can't believe everything you see and hear, can you?

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Nasty and clever...... I even like the name.

What if they miscaculate the rentry temps, you would get air blasts?

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sorry nuclear fusion via "rods from god" (i HATE THAT NAME, the projects original name was CROWBAR), is not possible.


Nuclear fusion is initiated by radiation compression, ie neutron flux, from a fission reaction.

There would not be enough energy available in a physical collision to initiate fusion.
But there might be enough energy available to initiate a fission reaction in a properly designed warhead.
But that would be taking the long way to get there, it would just be easier to use an icbm.
Its funny how crowbar grew from 2" dia x 4' long projectiles for anti tank use, and a 6" dia x 6' long for antishipping uses, to mythical 1' x 20' objects that would be way to heavy to put into orbit, each 20' long bar would weigh 75,000 lb, compared to the 53,000 lb capacity of the shuttle.
And far above that of any heavy lift rocket in use.
There is also the fact that it is a mass drop weapon, as originally envisioned the would be dropped in waves on advancing soviet armor columns, from expendable satellites.

the larger anti-ship version was planned to have had some sort of terminal guidance, but I highly doubt its effectiveness, for the same reasons I dont worry to much about chinese anit ship balistic missles.

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