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A cobalt bomb is a type of "salted bomb": a nuclear weapon designed to produce enhanced amounts of radioactive fallout, intended to contaminate a large area with radioactive material, potentially for the purpose of radiological warfare, mutual assured destruction or as doomsday devices. There is no firm evidence that such a device has ever been built or tested. History The concept of a cobalt bomb was originally described in a radio program by physicist Leó Szilárd on February 26, 1950. His inte

The 1950s Cobalt Therapy Machine: The “Cobalt Bomb” That Changed Cancer Treatment Forever Step back into the nuclear age of medicine with this fascinating deep dive into the 1950s cobalt therapy machine—a device so powerful and intimidating that reporters nicknamed it the “cobalt bomb.” In this Dr. Pox reel, we explore how doctors harnessed cobalt-60 gamma radiation to treat deep-seated tumors long before modern linear accelerators existed. Discover how these early machines worked, why they were