It in no way “spared property”. The explosive yield of the typical “neutron bomb” was thousands of times larger than the OKC bomb, which as we all know was unkind to property.
It was similar in yield to the Davy Crockett device, but was slower in operation and produced lots of neutrons (shifted neutron-to-gamma ratio).
True. Here is a link for basic information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron_bomb
As noted in the “walking ghost” comment at the end of the entry, even the fatally irradiated persons might stay functional and not die for a long period after the explosion (days, weeks, months).
Unmentioned in the entry is what effect all that neutron radiation would have on the structures left behind. In terms of decontamination, it might have been nearly as bad as a pure fission bomb.
The lethal radius (hard X-rays) was quoted in yards not miles. Blast effects were dependent on altitude when detonated.
Just the thing to counter the NKork's "million man army", no?
Regards,
GtG