Pentagon wants to give controversial white phosphorus shells to Ukraine, White House says no
Pentagon wants to give controversial white phosphorus shells to Ukraine, White House says no
The U.S. military uses the munition for smoke screens and to light up battlefields. Rights advocates object to its use near civilians because the chemical burns human skin.
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I mean… the Ukrainians are operating thermite flamethrower drones in some areas for trench-clearing. This would just be a level-up.
3 0 ReplyWhite phosphorus burns at 1,000 F, whereas thermite burns at around 4,000 F. Not a step up.
4 0 ReplyI assure you you'd rather get bits of thermite on your skin than bits of white phosphorous.
3 0 ReplyBoth are bad, but you'll see your bones faster with thermite.
2 0 ReplyBut thermite won't eat your bones and kill your organs...
2 1 ReplyThermite burns through steel. White phosphorus burns when exposed to air. Both have the same effect on the body. But, the Ukrainians probably aren't going to use it as a weapon in any case.
1 1 ReplyThey don't, white phosphorous is also extremely poisonous. It's also sticky
2 1 ReplyAs I explained below white phosphorus is mainly used for smoke masking troop movements.
1 2 ReplyI don't see how that's relevant to what I was saying
1 1 ReplyHa. I don't rightly see what you were saying is relevant as well. Lots of poisoninous stuff in war. Rocket fuel is the worse one I can think of.
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