| It was reported that there was interest shown in a bomb in which the thermal properties of its reaction were endothermic - that is, intense cold would be produced on detonation instead of strong heat. The purpose was supposed to be the freezing of large areas - maybe a mile radius from the site of detonation - and the quick destruction of all living beings from the affected area which would soon recover. The effect is the same as that of a neutron bomb - removal of all life forms without destroying the buildings. No efforts were ever made to even test the possibility of such a device. Just another high-flown and completely impracticable idea dreamed up by Germany as the situation became desperate. However, reports surfaced at the end of 1954 and were confirmed by former President Harry Truman that the Soviet Union supposedly got hold of the records of the ice bomb experiments and developed it further, with some success. |