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Becouse the other forum was closed by evo saying we hadn't any proofs etc etc, i am starting a new one (i hope it won't be closed now.)
US troops used white phosphorus as a weapon in last year's offensive in the Iraqi city of Falluja, the US has said.
The US had earlier said the substance - which can cause burning of the flesh - had been used only for illumination.
BBC defence correspondent Paul Wood says having to retract its denial is a public relations disaster for the US.
"Washington is not a signatory to an international treaty restricting the use of the substance against civilians"
"However it is an incendiary weapon and may be used against enemy combatants."
Professor Paul Rodgers, of the University of Bradford's sayd "It is not counted under the chemical weapons convention in its normal use but, although it is a matter of legal niceties, it probably does fall into the category of chemical weapons if it is used for this kind of purpose directly against people."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4440664.stm
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Ok so all this confirms what art, me, skyhunter and others were saying in the previous thread bu was closed by Evo acusing us of crackpottery...
Closed Thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=98952
US troops used white phosphorus as a weapon in last year's offensive in the Iraqi city of Falluja, the US has said.
The US had earlier said the substance - which can cause burning of the flesh - had been used only for illumination.
BBC defence correspondent Paul Wood says having to retract its denial is a public relations disaster for the US.
"Washington is not a signatory to an international treaty restricting the use of the substance against civilians"
"However it is an incendiary weapon and may be used against enemy combatants."
Professor Paul Rodgers, of the University of Bradford's sayd "It is not counted under the chemical weapons convention in its normal use but, although it is a matter of legal niceties, it probably does fall into the category of chemical weapons if it is used for this kind of purpose directly against people."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4440664.stm
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Ok so all this confirms what art, me, skyhunter and others were saying in the previous thread bu was closed by Evo acusing us of crackpottery...
Closed Thread: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=98952
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