Moscow is close Kyiv and their power grid is closer, high altitude causes much wider disruption depending on the type and power involved. Some of these low yeild/low fall out types they tout are probably neutron bombs, to avoid fall out means an airburst at fairly high altitude, depending on the weapon yeild.
I remember reading an early piece about the neutron bomb back when it was first disclosed to the public; the thing that has really stuck with me over the years was that it was described as a low-damage weapon, re: infrastructure, which seemed to be one of the perceived advantages of of the weapon. What this means, of course, is that it’s an ANTIPERSONNEL WEAPON - it doesn’t blow things up, it just kills everybody in range.
interesting that I never heard another word or saw another line about the weapon since…’course, microfiche was as close as we came to an internet back then (oh, and the research librarians @ Library of Congress - I wonder if they still take public requests?)
As a tactical, battlefield weapon, it could be used to exterminate a population using the miltech on show in Ukraine right now. ‘Course, much has changed behind the scenes since that long-ago read - I’d imagine this has been in the skunk works, if it’s coming into the conversation now re: the “special military option”.
so…what’s your source, I want to see it
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Not intended as a challenge)