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| Mushroom cloud of a Neutron bomb |
A former British defense minister has finally found a great formula to resolve the Afghanistan crisis by suggesting that a neutron bomb could be used to create a "cordon sanitaire" in troubled border regions such as the one between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Lord Gilbert while debating on multilateral nuclear disarmament, said the use of such weapons could "greatly reduce problems of protecting those borders",
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| British Lord Gilbert giving idea of a Neutron bomb |
"These things are not talked about but they should be...."
Lord Gilbert said that what used to be called a neutron bomb, but was actually an enhanced radiation reduced blast weapon (ERRB), could have "many uses" today.
"I think you could use an ERRB warhead to create a cordon sanitaire around various borders where people are causing trouble these days."
The neutron bomb idea not only shocked many peers inside British parliament but send quick shock waves around world.