One way to prevent a nuclear weapon from detonating is to interfere with the neutrons that cause the fission reaction, which then leads to the fusion reaction. In nuclear fusion weapons, a fission reaction sets off the fusion reaction. A fission reaction happens when a neutron is fired into a fissionable material, splitting the atoms and causing a chain reaction.This chain reaction is used to create a fusion reaction. If the neutron could be stopped, there would be no fission thereby no fusion. A way to do that is with anti-neutrons. Any anti-particle annihilates it's normal counterpart. A proton would be annihilated by an anti-proton for example. So, if anti-neutrons neutralized the neutrons, there would be no fission and no fusion. A stream of anti-neutrons fired from a satellite could neutralize thousands of square miles. The entire planet could theoretically be covered using perhaps a few dozen satellites. Perhaps it already is....?
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