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To: mbeeber
In the 1970s Samuel Cohen, a nuclear physicist, invented a new tactical nuclear weapon called the "neutron bomb" which would have the exact effect that Zechariah's prophecy stated. ...

The neutron bomb is now part of the arsenal of most countries armed with nuclear weapons.

From the wiki article on the "neutron bomb:"

Conception of the neutron bomb is generally credited to Samuel Cohen of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, who developed the concept in 1958. Although initially opposed by President John F. Kennedy, its testing was authorized and carried out in 1963 at an underground Nevada test facility.[2] Development was subsequently postponed by President Jimmy Carter in 1978 following protests against his administration's plans to deploy neutron warheads in Europe. President Ronald Reagan restarted production in 1981.[3]

Three types of ERW were built by the United States.[4] The W66 warhead, for the anti-ICBM Sprint missile system, was produced and deployed in the mid 1970s and retired soon thereafter, along with the missile system. The W70 Mod 3 warhead was developed for the short-range, tactical Lance missile, and the W79 Mod 0 was developed for artillery shells. The latter two types were retired by President George H. W. Bush in 1992, following the end of the Cold War.[5][6] The last W70 Mod 3 warhead was dismantled in 1996[7], and the last (W79 Mod 0) was dismantled by 2003, when the dismantling of all W79 variants was completed.[8].

France tested a neutron bomb at the Mururoa Atoll on June 24, 1980. Enhanced radiation weapons were also produced by France in the early 1980s, though they have since destroyed these weapons. The 1999 "Cox Report" indicates that China is able to produce neutron bombs,[9], although no country is currently known to deploy them.

Your article doesn't seem to be very accurate. Perhaps the author could do some actual research and try again?

With all of those mistakes why should we believe a word he says?

6 posted on 10/13/2008 7:06:52 PM PDT by Coyoteman (Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.)
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To: Coyoteman

Thanks for the gnat. I will retain it in my matchbox.


10 posted on 10/13/2008 7:25:44 PM PDT by mbeeber (Messianic Literary Corner Director (http://www.messianic-literary.com/))
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To: Coyoteman; Alex Murphy
Your article doesn't seem to be very accurate. Perhaps the author could do some actual research and try again?

This neutron bomb theory vis-à-vis Zech. 14:12 is nothing new. The problem is that the futurist dispensationalists can’t keep pace with the technology and geo-political changes that undo their theories every time they turn around.

But don’t worry, they will spin a new yarn next week … and come out with a new, exciting work of fiction to back it up.

17 posted on 10/14/2008 8:50:20 AM PDT by topcat54 ("The selling of bad beer is a crime against Christian love.")
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