enhanced radiation weapon

noun

1. neutron bomb.

enhanced radiation weapon

noun

1. a technical name for neutron bomb

Word History and Origins

Origin of enhanced radiation weapon¹

First recorded in 1976

Example Sentences

Many technical features of what the Pentagon called an “enhanced radiation weapon” had been known for years, and scientists had theorized about a nuclear device that would release most of its energy as radiation.

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