return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 months agoPentagon wants to give controversial white phosphorus shells to Ukraine, White House says nowww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26linkfedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down17cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up195arrow-down1external-linkPentagon wants to give controversial white phosphorus shells to Ukraine, White House says nowww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square26linkfedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoWhite phosphorus burns at 1,000 F, whereas thermite burns at around 4,000 F. Not a step up.
minus-squarekerrigan778@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoI assure you you’d rather get bits of thermite on your skin than bits of white phosphorous.
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoBoth are bad, but you’ll see your bones faster with thermite.
minus-squarekerrigan778@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoBut thermite won’t eat your bones and kill your organs…
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months 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-down1·10 months agoThey don’t, white phosphorous is also extremely poisonous. It’s also sticky
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoAs I explained below white phosphorus is mainly used for smoke masking troop movements.
minus-squarekerrigan778@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoI don’t see how that’s relevant to what I was saying
minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoHa. 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.
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
Ha. 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.