In Brief... World News Review: China Boasts It Has Technology to Make Neutron Bombs

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China Boasts It Has Technology to Make Neutron Bombs

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BEIJING: (Reuters)-China announced July 15 it had the technology to make neutron bombs, but gave no details. "China officially announced here today that it has already mastered the neutron bomb design technology," the official Xinhua news agency said in a one-paragraph report.

The announcement came amid a dispute with rival Taiwan, which abandoned its "one China" policy that has helped underpin East Asian security for decades.

The three-line Xinhua report gave no clue as to when the neutron bomb was developed or whether China had conducted tests, begun mass production or deployed the weapon.

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