return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 days agoPentagon wants to give controversial white phosphorus shells to Ukraine, White House says nowww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down17cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up196arrow-down1external-linkPentagon wants to give controversial white phosphorus shells to Ukraine, White House says nowww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-25 days agoI mean… the Ukrainians are operating thermite flamethrower drones in some areas for trench-clearing. This would just be a level-up.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 days agoWhite phosphorus burns at 1,000 F, whereas thermite burns at around 4,000 F. Not a step up.
minus-squarekerrigan778@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoI assure you you’d rather get bits of thermite on your skin than bits of white phosphorous.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoBoth are bad, but you’ll see your bones faster with thermite.
minus-squarekerrigan778@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 days agoBut thermite won’t eat your bones and kill your organs…
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 days agoThermite 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.
minus-squarekerrigan778@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 days agoThey don’t, white phosphorous is also extremely poisonous. It’s also sticky
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·5 days agoAs I explained below white phosphorus is mainly used for smoke masking troop movements.
minus-squarekerrigan778@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 days agoI don’t see how that’s relevant to what I was saying
I mean… the Ukrainians are operating thermite flamethrower drones in some areas for trench-clearing. This would just be a level-up.
White phosphorus burns at 1,000 F, whereas thermite burns at around 4,000 F. Not a step up.
I assure you you’d rather get bits of thermite on your skin than bits of white phosphorous.
Both are bad, but you’ll see your bones faster with thermite.
But thermite won’t eat your bones and kill your organs…
Thermite 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.
They don’t, white phosphorous is also extremely poisonous. It’s also sticky
As I explained below white phosphorus is mainly used for smoke masking troop movements.
I don’t see how that’s relevant to what I was saying