White phosphorus can ignite fast-burning fires and inflict extreme burns, making it particularly hazardous for civilians in war zones.
on Thursday that Russia had used white phosphorus against civilians in his country.
White phosphorus is a wax-like chemical substance, often yellowish or colorless, that some people say smells like garlic. White phosphorous smoke screens are fired by the U.S. Army as part of an early morning patrol on Nov. 6, 2004 on the outskirts of Falluja, Iraq.It can ignite fast-burning, fast-spreading fires on the ground, and once ignited, white phosphorus is extremely difficult to extinguish. The substance sticks to many surfaces, including skin and clothing.
."They can burn through everything. If they can burn through metal, what hope does human flesh have?"Because of its incendiary effects, the use of phosphorus in war is supposed to be tightly regulated under international law — but it is not banned. Phosphorus is not classed as a chemical weapon under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
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