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Re: [casi] Napalm



> A quote follows: "...the
> "Highway of
> Death"...The clear rapid incineration of the human
> being (illustrated by
> photo of the burnt corpse of an Iraqi driver. BG)
> suggests the use of
> napalm, phosphorus, or other incendiary bombs. These
> are anti-personnel
> weapons outlawed under the 1977 Geneva Protocols."
Uranium-238 (and therefore DU) has phosphoric nature
(it explodes on heating due to impact). This man looks
to have been hit by DU, which, for some stupid reason
is still legal.

Alun Harford

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