Israel has intensively used white phosphorus on a strip in southern Lebanon that matches a zone its army has marked as a red “no go” zone on maps it distributes to Lebanese people, telling them not to ...

of high explosives. But it owes its new and fearsome fame among Germans and Japs to its white phosphorus smoke shells. Originally used to cloak troops or positions with harmless white clouds ...

"These weapons are particularly nasty because white phosphorus continues to burn until ... about health risks attached to breathing in the smoke. It is thought that the chemical can create a ...

White phosphorus is a material made from a common allotrope of the chemical element phosphorus that is used in smoke, tracer, illumination and incendiary munitions. Other common names include WP ...

Russian authorities, including law enforcement and the Defense Ministry, claim to have gathered irrefutable evidence that the Ukrainian military ha ...

White phosphorus has found a range of rather nasty applications in warfare. It was used in the 20 th century in tracer bullets, fire bombs, and smoke grenades. The scattering of phosphorus fire bombs ...

By Matt White Posted on Aug 31 ... appear to match descriptions of white phosphorus shells in an Army identification manual. Those shells create smoke clouds for battlefield concealment.

Ukraine on Wednesday dismissed a Russian allegation that its drones repeatedly dropped white phosphorus in September as "false and nonsensical", saying that Kyiv was fully compliant with its ...

White phosphorus weapons have horrific effects. The chemical burns at an extreme temperature and sticks to human skin, causing deep third-degree burns. Phosphorus smoke irritates and burns the eyes, ...