would a nuetron bomb destroy buildings due to thermal stress?

Subject: would a nuetron bomb destroy buildings due to thermal stress?

Date: Wed Dec 19 17:21:56 2001
Posted by james
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i read answer ID: 982685929.Ph and it said a nuetron bomb would cause little 
building damage.  but i wondered if so much energy is being given off in 
radiation then wont parts of buildings melt or the thermal stress become so 
great that they would crumble?  Is it that the Gamma rays are able to penetrate 
so much that they pass right through the buildings and dont heat it?

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