The U.S. military uses the munition for smoke screens and to light up battlefields. Rights advocates object to its use near civilians because the chemical burns human skin.
The military mostly use white phosphorus for smoke masking, though it also can be used in aerial bombs as an ignition source. So, it depends what you use it for. As an ignition source it’s not very efficient and has been used by the Russians in Ukraine for years.
The military mostly use white phosphorus for smoke masking, though it also can be used in aerial bombs as an ignition source. So, it depends what you use it for. As an ignition source it’s not very efficient and has been used by the Russians in Ukraine for years.