Cohen Begins Research on Neutron Bomb
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Military History, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Physics, Physicists, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: California
- Date: Summer, 1958
Article abstract: Samuel Cohen discovered the theoretical basis for enhanced radiation weapons–small nuclear devices that can kill enemy troops without causing widespread environmental destruction.
U.S. Nuclear Policy
After World War II ended in 1945, U.S. military strategy relied more and more on nuclear weapons to defend the country against enemy attack. Many military leaders specifically feared an attack by the Soviet Union, which soon had nuclear weapons of its own. A controversy grew, however, regarding exactly what type of weapons the military...
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