In reply to leaking pen's message of Sun, 7 Dec 2008 16:52:56 -0700: Hi, [snip] >"fallout" is the radioactive material created by the fission, that >slowly "falls out" of the sky. neutrons are NOT fallout, they are >part of the radiation given by the reaction. there , passed through, >gone. big pulse.
While true, all those energetic neutrons have to go somewhere. They will do two things:- 1) While still energetic they will damage other nuclei, producing radioactive species. 2) When absorbed by other nuclei, they will also create radioactive species. In short it isn't *really* going to be a "clean" bomb. > >Even if you had NO fission whatsoever, it would still be considered a >neutron bomb, wouldn't it? I agree. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
