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Meanings of white phosphorus in English
Allotrope of phosphorus.
Usage of white phosphorus in English
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Use of white phosphorus rounds has become a subject of extreme controversy.
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Western forces have acknowledged that they use white phosphorus in Afghanistan.
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US: The US army has admitted using white phosphorus as a weapon against insurgents.
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NATO spokeswoman Willis said insurgents had been observed using white phosphorus weapons in the past.
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Once again, U.S. forces' incendiary white phosphorus rounds are scorching civilians, human rights groups charge.
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In 2004, U.S. forces used artillery shells loaded with the incendiary white phosphorus in Fallujah.
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U.S. military spokesman Colonel Greg Julian said U.S. forces used no white phosphorus in last week's incident.
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According to the Human Rights Watch report, NATO denied the girl's injuries were caused by white phosphorus.
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It's a turkey, whose evidence that white phosphorus was fired at Iraqi troops is flimsy and circumstantial.
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Because it has legal uses, white phosphorus is not banned as a chemical weapon under international conventions.
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Bryant and May hired me to deal with worker pains that come from exposure to white phosphorus.
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The source of the incineration: bombs filled with black powder, white phosphorus, and the incendiary oil LA-60.
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But the group is not convinced that the coalition has completely refrained from using white phosphorus rounds, either.
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U.S. military doctors who treated that girl had confirmed she was struck by white phosphorus in Kapisa province.
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If service members are hit by pieces of white phosphorus, it could burn right down to the bone.
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Millikin yelled... grabbing a white phosphorus round from a nearby ammo can and holding it over the tube.
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