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Meanings of white phosphorus in English

Russian
белый фосфор
Portuguese
fósforo branco
Catalan
fòsfor blanc
Spanish
fosforo blanco

Allotrope of phosphorus.

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        белый фосфор
        Usage of white phosphorus in English
        1
        Use of white phosphorus rounds has become a subject of extreme controversy.
        Wired
        2
        Western forces have acknowledged that they use white phosphorus in Afghanistan.
        Reuters
        3
        US: The US army has admitted using white phosphorus as a weapon against insurgents.
        The Irish Times
        4
        NATO spokeswoman Willis said insurgents had been observed using white phosphorus weapons in the past.
        Reuters
        5
        Once again, U.S. forces' incendiary white phosphorus rounds are scorching civilians, human rights groups charge.
        Wired
        6
        In 2004, U.S. forces used artillery shells loaded with the incendiary white phosphorus in Fallujah.
        Wired
        7
        U.S. military spokesman Colonel Greg Julian said U.S. forces used no white phosphorus in last week's incident.
        Reuters
        8
        According to the Human Rights Watch report, NATO denied the girl's injuries were caused by white phosphorus.
        Wired
        9
        It's a turkey, whose evidence that white phosphorus was fired at Iraqi troops is flimsy and circumstantial.
        The Guardian
        10
        Because it has legal uses, white phosphorus is not banned as a chemical weapon under international conventions.
        Reuters
        11
        Bryant and May hired me to deal with worker pains that come from exposure to white phosphorus.
        The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
        12
        The source of the incineration: bombs filled with black powder, white phosphorus, and the incendiary oil LA-60.
        Map of bones
        13
        But the group is not convinced that the coalition has completely refrained from using white phosphorus rounds, either.
        Wired
        14
        U.S. military doctors who treated that girl had confirmed she was struck by white phosphorus in Kapisa province.
        Reuters
        15
        If service members are hit by pieces of white phosphorus, it could burn right down to the bone.
        The Guardian
        16
        Millikin yelled... grabbing a white phosphorus round from a nearby ammo can and holding it over the tube.
        The Guardian
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        Portuguese
        fósforo branco
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